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
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
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
PHIL JACKSON
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball
An army is greater than a warrior.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO
The Little Book of Great Thoughts
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
A hundred thousand men, coming one after another, cannot move a Ton weight; but the united strength of 50 would transport it with ease.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
letter to Dr. William Gordon, July 8, 1783
We = power
LORII MYERS
Targeting Success
Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.
PAT RILEY
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball
Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
MAGIC JOHNSON
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball
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
Teams don't just make us better workers, they make us better people.
VICTORIA BIRD
"Why Teams Matter!", Training Zone, June 14, 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
Teamwork is only fostered through an egalitarian and conscious approach to management.
DAVID BOYNTON
"Dover brewpub says new pay scale, no-tipping policy will be fairer", New Hampshire Union Leader, June 10, 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
Teamwork makes the dream work.
ANONYMOUS
I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.
KOBE BRYANT
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball
The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for the common goal.
DAVE DEBUSSCHERE
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball
When the head aches, all the members share the pain.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Don Quixote
To succeed as a team is to hold all of the members accountable for their expertise.
MITCHELL CAPLAN
attributed, Book of Business Quotations
To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth the cost.
PAT SUMMITT
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball