Team Member Quotes - Page 3

• When overpowering authority or leadership intervenes in a team, it can affect the team by (1) throwing the team off track, (2) decreasing the motivation of the team, (3) reducing the commitment of the team members, and (4) causing more problems than solutions.

  J. Richard Hackman

  Teamwork, Motivation, Commitment

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• Blending the talents of your team members is crucial to basketball success.

  John Kundla

  Basketball, Team, Talent

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• The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. If you want to fail yourself - you can - but you cannot do your own thing if you have responsibilities to team members.

  Lou Holtz

  Team, Responsibility, Want

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• Every team member who brings intelligence, experience and passion to their creations should be called an artist or designer.

  Tony Fadell

  Team, Passion, Artist

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• In any endeavor, leaders should inspire members of the team with a passion for success, but within the framework of team effort. One of the most crucial things to realize, feel and remember is that when one team member succeeds, the entire team succeeds.

  Stacy Allison

  Team, Passion, Effort

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• It's wonderful to work for a company that gives so much back to its communities, especially to our children. Donations are only one way we support our communities. Our team members also volunteer their time and energies to a number of different local groups, including this aquarium. We form partnerships with these organizations because we feel we can accomplish more together than if we were each working on our own.

  Patricia Brooks

  Children, Team, Aquariums

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• Team members have to be focused on the collective good of the team. Too often, they focus their attention on their department, their budget, their career aspirations, their egos.

  Patrick Lencioni

  Team, Careers, Focus

  "Get Rid of Dysfunction". www.success.com. June 7, 2009.

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• When one team member succeeds, the entire team succeeds.

  Stacy Allison

  Inspirational, Team, Succeed

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• Team members who are not genuinely open with one another about their mistakes and weaknesses make it impossible to build a foundation for trust.

  Patrick Lencioni

  Mistake, Team, Weakness

  Patrick M. Lencioni (2010). “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable”, p.158, John Wiley & Sons

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• I know I touch a lot of people. I don't call myself a role model. But I am a leader. Leaders are always watched by team members & outsiders

  Spoken Reasons

  Team, People, Role Models

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• Running on different types of racetracks is challenging - not only for the drivers, but even more for the team members who have to make adjustments to the cars before each race.

  Michael Andretti

  Running, Team, Race

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• Le Mans is such a great race because you can never do anything alone. You have to work as a team member. And being a team member makes you a better person.

  Tom Kristensen

  Team, Race, Better Person

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• A hallmark of high performance leaders is the ability to influence others through all levels and types of communication, from simple interactions to difficult conversations and more complex conflicts, in order to achieve greater team and organizational alignment. High performing leaders are able to unite diverse team members by building common goals and even shared emotions by engaging in powerful and effective dialogue.

  George Kohlrieser

  Powerful, Team, Communication

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• Dependable teams members possess the desire to do the things they are capable of doing.

  John C. Maxwell

  Team, Desire, Members

  John C. Maxwell (2006). “The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player: Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants”, p.51, HarperCollins Leadership

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• If it annoys you when team members ask about their next promotion or talk about other job opportunities in the industry, you have motivational problems in the making. You need to build a habit of proactively seeking employee interests and suggesting follow-up steps.

  Martin Zwilling

  Jobs, Team, Opportunity

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• Recognition in front of peers is the strongest motivator, and berating team members in private or public is the biggest demotivator. Check your use of rewards vs. penalties, with the negatives including emotional outbursts at no one in particular, a lack of feedback and veiled threats.

  Martin Zwilling

  Team, Emotional, Peers

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• Entrepreneurs are perennially short on cash, so they tend to hire less expensive and less experienced team members. Yet most founders are overworked, so they have no time and budget for coaching and training. Team members not confident in their roles lose motivation quickly.

  Martin Zwilling

  Motivation, Team, Entrepreneur

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• Team members need to feel trusted and valued, and micromanaging communicates the opposite. Founders who are prone to manage every detail of their businesses will ultimately kill themselves as well as lose the support of team members. Learn to delegate key tasks and give credit.

  Martin Zwilling

  Team, Keys, Opposites

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• If you dread the thought of wasted time in meetings, chances are that your team members feel the same way. Team members are also demotivated by one-way discussions, haphazard participation and arbitrary decisions. Structure every meeting at the start and summarize them at the end.

  Martin Zwilling

  Team, Decision, Arbitrary

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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