Is A Team Really Needed?
Teamwork not only allows a person to do what he couldn't otherwise do; it also has the compounding effect on all he posses- including his talent. If you believe one person is a work of God (which I do with all my heart), then a group of talented people committed to working together is a work of art.
Whatever your vision or desire, teamwork makes the dream work.
Working together with other people toward a common goal is one of the most rewarding experiences of life and having worked with teams of people with former employers and my current business venture, I want to share a few things I've come to realize about teamwork.
1) Teams involve more people, thus affording more resources, ideas, and energy than an individual possesses.
2) Teams maximize a leaders potential and minimize their weaknesses. Strengths and weaknesses are more exposed in individuals.
3) Teams provide multiple perspectives on how to meet a need or reach a goal, thus devising several alternatives for each situation.
4) Teams share the credit for victories and the blame for losses. This fosters genuine humility and authentic community. Individuals take credit and blame alone. This fosters pride and sometimes a sense of failure.
5) Teams keep leaders accountable for the goal. Individuals connected to no one can change the goal without accountability.
6) Teams simply do more than an individual.
It's common sense that people working together can do more than an individual working alone. So why are some people reluctant to engage in teamwork? It can be difficult in the beginning. Teams don't usually come together and develop on their own. They require leadership and cooperation. While it may be more work on the front end, the dividends it pay on the back end are tremendous and well worth the effort.
The true measure of team leadership is not getting people to work. Neither is it getting people to work hard. The true measure of a leader is getting people to work hard together!
Michael Jordan said it best, "There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."
Whatever your vision or desire, teamwork makes the dream work.
Working together with other people toward a common goal is one of the most rewarding experiences of life and having worked with teams of people with former employers and my current business venture, I want to share a few things I've come to realize about teamwork.
1) Teams involve more people, thus affording more resources, ideas, and energy than an individual possesses.
2) Teams maximize a leaders potential and minimize their weaknesses. Strengths and weaknesses are more exposed in individuals.
3) Teams provide multiple perspectives on how to meet a need or reach a goal, thus devising several alternatives for each situation.
4) Teams share the credit for victories and the blame for losses. This fosters genuine humility and authentic community. Individuals take credit and blame alone. This fosters pride and sometimes a sense of failure.
5) Teams keep leaders accountable for the goal. Individuals connected to no one can change the goal without accountability.
6) Teams simply do more than an individual.
It's common sense that people working together can do more than an individual working alone. So why are some people reluctant to engage in teamwork? It can be difficult in the beginning. Teams don't usually come together and develop on their own. They require leadership and cooperation. While it may be more work on the front end, the dividends it pay on the back end are tremendous and well worth the effort.
The true measure of team leadership is not getting people to work. Neither is it getting people to work hard. The true measure of a leader is getting people to work hard together!
Michael Jordan said it best, "There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."
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