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Conflict is inevitable in a team ... in fact, to achieve synergistic solutions, a variety of ideas and approaches are needed. These are the ingredients for conflict. Susan Gerke, IBM, Leadership Development Teamplayer: One who unites others toward a shared destiny through sharing information and ideas, empowering others and developing trust. Dennis Kinlaw Teamwork is the quintessential contradiction of a society grounded in individual achievement. Marvin Weisbord Team members who feel threatened but who are not aware of it become rigid — and that stops teamwork. Will Schutz Teamwork represents a set of values that encourage behaviors such as listening and constructively responding to points of view expressed by others, giving others the benefit of the doubt, providing support to those who need it, and recognizing the interests and achievements of others. It is amazing what can be accomplished when nobody cares about who gets the credit. Robert Yates Work and self-worth are the two factors in pride that interact with each other and that tend to increase the strong sense of pride found in superior work teams. When people do something of obvious worth, they feel a strong sense of personal worth. Dennis Kinlaw Effective teamwork will not take the place of knowing how to do the job or how to manage the work. Poor teamwork, however, can prevent effective final performance. And it can also prevent team members from gaining satisfaction in being a member of a team and the organization. Robert F. Bales Synergy is the highest activity of life; it creates new untapped alternatives; it values and exploits the mental, emotional, and psychological differences between people. Stephen Covey Teams are successful when they are focused, have a short cycle time, and are supported by the executives Tom Bouchard Most teams aren't teams at all but merely collections of individual relationships with the boss. Each individual vying with the others for power, prestige and position. Douglas McGregor The ideas that come out of most brainstorming sessions are usually superficial, trivial, and not very original. They are rarely useful. The process, however, seems to make uncreative people feel that they are making innovative contributions and that others are listening to them. Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. Henry Ford |
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