quotations about teamwork
Hand in hand with diversity, working in teams benefits individuals who are exposed to their colleagues' different approaches, experiences, perspectives and skills.
VICTORIA BIRD
"Why Teams Matter!", Training Zone, June 14, 2017
One person cannot do everything proficiently. In teams, individuals are able to share their strengths in complementary roles to produce meaningful results. With the interpersonal dynamics teamworking creates, collaboration offers more than the sum of its parts.
VICTORIA BIRD
"Why Teams Matter!", Training Zone, June 14, 2017
Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.
PATRICK LENCIONI
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
We = power
LORII MYERS
Targeting Success
Teamwork is key, but selling out your friends for your own survival can work too.
JASON NAWARA
"'Friday the 13th: The Game' Is a Hilarious And Brutal Game Of Adult Hide And Seek", Uproxx, May 27, 2017
An army is greater than a warrior.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO
The Little Book of Great Thoughts
The team dynamic has to be a priority to sustain healthy and productive relationships. The more our team members valued membership in the team, the more motivated they were to perform.
MARGARET ANDREWS
"Teams: Lessons Learned", Inside Higher ED, May 17, 2017
In order to throw yourself completely into your role, you have to accept that you are second to the team, and your individual success is tied to your team's success.
JAY BILAS
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball
A team is a mutual protection society formed to guarantee that no one person can be to blame for a botched committee job that one man would have performed satisfactorily.
RUSSELL BAKER
attributed, The Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Business Quotations
Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.
PATRICK LENCIONI
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
When the head aches, all the members share the pain.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Don Quixote
Leadership is not about your ambition. It is about bringing out the ambitions of your team.
CHERYL A. BACHELDER
Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others
Teamwork makes the dream work.
ANONYMOUS
The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.
MARGARET CARTY
attributed, Dictionary of Quotations in Communications
Teamwork is work.
MARGARET ANDREWS
"Teams: Lessons Learned", Inside Higher ED, May 17, 2017
Teamwork is consciously espoused but unwittingly shunned by most people in business because they are deathly afraid of it. They think it will render them anonymous, invisible.
LORENZO G. FLORES
Executive Career Advancement: How to Understand the Politics of Promotion
In today's fast-paced and ever-changing expanding world, teamwork is becoming a more and more essential soft skill for everyone from the CEO to the night guard.
KYLE CABRAL
"Teamwork: How Men Effectively Work Together on the Same Project", The Good Men Project, June 16, 2017
Make every team member feel valued. Success as a team only can come when each team member is aware of the importance of their role in the team's success.
HANK DARLINGTON
"How's your showroom team?", Supply House Times, May 18, 2017
A strong team can be a microcosm of the organisation, espousing its values and working towards a shared purpose and a common goal.
VICTORIA BIRD
"Why Teams Matter!", Training Zone, June 14, 2017
The key to teamwork is to learn a role, accept that role, and strive to be excellent in playing it.
TOM CREAN
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball