Does each member on your team understand their role and contribution? Do they understand that doing their part the best they can is critical to the team? I love the following story on teamwork that highlights the importance of everyone’s role to the success of the team. It is an important story to share with […] Read more
Teamwork Stories
Do you have a team purpose? Knowing the purpose of a team is critical to engaging all participants on the team. The following is a great leadership and teamwork story that highlights the need to identify a team purpose and mission. One day a Merchant was driving his Donkey towards home from the seashore with […] Read more
Do you believe that a more diverse team leads to a more effective team? The following teamwork story powerfully illustrates how any member of a team can be an important contributor regardless of how unique or different he or she may be. The story is told of an old and weathered Chinese water bearer who […] Read more
Unity on teams is critical. Without it trust is greatly diminished, selfishness increases and there is less commitment overall. With it teams are much safer, put aside egos, focus on the same things and are greatly committed.
Ego is one of the greatest killers of effective teamwork. When someone has ulterior motives, tries to collect all of the credit and is in general more concerned about themselves than the team – it is poisonous. I found the following teamwork story that illustrates this point.
