Quotes & Sayings About Building Teamwork

Making movies is like a circus. You get together for a finite amount of time and you build the most extravagant thing you can, which requires teamwork. Most people don't know, but when you see something on screen, it looks perfect. If you go behind the scenes, things are very archaic. You only see the front of the building, not the back. — Joe Hahn

An great building will never stand if you neglect the small bricks. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them. — Allan Fromme

You are either supporting the vision or supporting division — Saji Ijiyemi

Let us join our efforts toward building the unshakable foundations for a culture of peace. — Daisaku Ikeda

Linked together as a team with one goal, we soon realized we were only as strong as our weakest link. But did we condemn the weaker
member? That wouldn't serve any purpose. Instead, the stronger guys responded by carrying more weight than the weaker teammate. Encouragement was key in reaching the top of the stadium, standing as one.
Sometimes one person on your team may not be as strong as another. Strengths usually differ. Likewise, in an encounter with another, someone may have a different set of beliefs or ideas.To accomplish any goal, embracing the strengths and weaknesses of each member and compensating where necessary are the best ways to make it to the top. — Jake Byrne

There is no team without the individual members; an individual can never be a team. — Michael Joling

Under no circumstance is any proverbial player ever more significant than the collective. — Carlos Wallace

By working together, pooling our resources and building on our strengths, we can accomplish great things. — Ronald Reagan

Wearing the same shirts doesn't make a team. — Clay Buchholz

One bee cannot build a hive; one ant cannot build a colony. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A single leaf working alone provides no shade. — Chuck Page

It's easy to get good players. Getting them to play together, that's the hard part. — Casey Stengel

Good teams incorporate teamwork into their culture, creating the building blocks for success. — Ted Sundquist

No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Teamwork does not come naturally. Let's face it. We are born with certain inclinations, but sharing isn't one of them. — Pat Summitt

Do you want a collection of brilliant minds or a brilliant collection of minds? — Meredith Belbin

Teamwork and trust trump ego and arrogance in building high performance sustainable successful teams. Rethink your team building ideas — Tony Dovale

As a leader, it's your job to get everyone to share what they know. — Jane Ripley

Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability. — Patrick Lencioni

The key ingredient to building trust is not time. It is courage. — Patrick Lencioni

Progress has a steep price. Success has an even steeper price. Your team won't be willing to pay it if you aren't willing to pay it. — T Jay Taylor

Strategy is not a solo sport, even if you're the CEO. — Max McKeown

Good team and network promotes amazing results. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It is better to have one person working with you than three people working for you. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Everyone is needed, but no one is necessary. — Bruce Coslet

When you switch your focus from the "we" to the "me", the goal from "team" to "self", you upset the balance of the whole. Consequentially, that redistribution of effort impedes success. — Carlos Wallace

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

Building a team is hard — Patrick Lencioni

Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part. — Casey Stengel

A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don't work well with their colleagues. — Lee Iacocca

Overcoming barriers to performance is how groups become teams. — John Katzenbach

Michael, if you can't pass, you can't play. — Dean Smith