15 Quotes to Inspire Great Teamwork | Inc.com

"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational ... logoLoginnavigationTopStoriesTopVideosGettyImagesThedifferencebetweensuccessandfailureisagreatteam.WhenIfirstbecameanentrepreneur,inthespringof2002,Iwasaconsultant.Imademyownhours,determinedmyownsuccess,andavoidedansweringtoaboss.Butasaone-manbusiness,Ihadlimitedpotentialtogrow.Itmightbefun,orinteresting,orexcitingtobeonyourown,butaone-personbusinesscanonlygrowsomuch.Ultimately,thatfirstbusinessofminefailed.Twelveyears,twocompanies,100employees,andthreetimesontheInc.500listoffastest-growingcompanieslater,I'velearnedthattheonlywaytobuildacompanywithgreatsuccessandscaleistobuildagreatteam.Nomatterhowsmart,talented,driven,orpassionateyouare,yoursuccessasanentrepreneurdependsonyourabilitytobuildandinspireateam.Asuccessfulleaderisonewhocanspurhisorherteammemberstoworkwelltogethertowardacommonvisionandgoals.Toinspireyourteammembers,you'llhavetotalktothem,ofcourse.Ihatemeetings,butIloveshort(sevento20-minute)huddlestoalignandmotivatetheteam.Oneeffectivewaytobeginorendahuddleisbysharingaquote.Hereare15quotesfromwell-knowncoaches,athletes,businessleaders,andauthorsthatwillcompelyouandyourteammemberstoworkwelltogether: "Individualcommitmenttoagroupeffort--thatiswhatmakesateamwork,acompanywork,asocietywork,acivilizationwork."--VinceLombardi "Talentwinsgames,butteamworkandintelligencewinchampionships."--MichaelJordan "Teamworkistheabilitytoworktogethertowardacommonvision.Theabilitytodirectindividualaccomplishmentstowardorganizationalobjectives.Itisthefuelthatallowscommonpeopletoattainuncommonresults."--AndrewCarnegie "Alonewecandosolittle,togetherwecandosomuch."--HelenKeller "Remember,teamworkbeginsbybuildingtrust.Andtheonlywaytodothatistoovercomeourneedforinvulnerability."--PatrickLencioni "Iinviteeveryonetochooseforgivenessratherthandivision,teamworkoverpersonalambition."--Jean-FrancoisCope "Noneofusisassmartasallofus."--KenBlanchard "Comingtogetherisabeginning.Keepingtogetherisprogress.Workingtogetherissuccess."--HenryFord "Ifeveryoneismovingforwardtogether,thensuccesstakescareofitself."--HenryFord "Thestrengthoftheteamiseachindividualmember.Thestrengthofeachmemberistheteam."--PhilJackson "Collaborationallowsteacherstocaptureeachother'sfundofcollectiveintelligence."--MikeSchmoker "Ittakestwoflintstomakeafire."--LouisaMayAlcott "Unityisstrength...whenthereisteamworkandcollaboration,wonderfulthingscanbeachieved."--MattieStepanek "Tome,teamworkisthebeautyofoursport,whereyouhavefiveactingasone.Youbecomeselfless."--MikeKrzyzewski "Thebestteamworkcomesfrommenwhoareworkingindependentlytowardonegoalinunison."--JamesCashPenneyYoucandobetterwithyourteamthanyoucanalone.Here'stoyour--andyourteam's--success!Whatisyourfavoritequotetoinspireyourteam?EXPLOREMOREBestWorkplacesCOMPANIESRectangleFeb12,2014SponsoredBusinessContent