quotations about teamwork
Teamwork requires that everyone's efforts flow in a single direction.
PAT RILEY
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball
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
The whole point of teamwork is to share the responsibility so that everyone has a chance to lead.
SUZANNE GODDARD
"How to use effective teamwork in the workplace", Huddled, May 19, 2017
We = power
LORII MYERS
Targeting Success
A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of the others.
NORMAN SHIDLE
attributed, Book of Business Quotations
A player who makes the team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that's teamwork.
JOHN WOODEN
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball
Teamwork is work.
MARGARET ANDREWS
"Teams: Lessons Learned", Inside Higher ED, May 17, 2017
Teamwork makes the dream work.
ANONYMOUS
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say "I". And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say "I". They don't think "I". They think "we"; they think "team". They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but "we" gets the credit.
PETER DRUCKER
Managing the Nonprofit Organization
The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.
MARGARET CARTY
attributed, Dictionary of Quotations in Communications
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
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
An army is greater than a warrior.
MATSHONA DHLIWAYO
The Little Book of Great Thoughts
Teams don't just make us better workers, they make us better people.
VICTORIA BIRD
"Why Teams Matter!", Training Zone, June 14, 2017
To be a team, you must be a family.
DON MEYER
attributed, Team Work: Rediscovering the Essence of Basketball
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
To succeed as a team is to hold all of the members accountable for their expertise.
MITCHELL CAPLAN
attributed, Book of Business Quotations
When the head aches, all the members share the pain.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Don Quixote
People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.
TOM VILSACK
speech, January 10, 2006
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