"A team divided against itself can break down at any moment.
The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart." (Bill Parcells, "Finding
a Way to Win: The Principles of Leadership, Teamwork, and Motivation", 1995)
"Bringing together disparate personalities to form a team is
like a jigsaw puzzle. You have to ask yourself: what is the whole picture here?
We want to make sure our players all fit together properly and complement each
other, so that we don't have a big piece, a little piece, an oblong piece, and
a round piece. If personalities work against each other, as a team you'll find
yourselves spinning your wheels." (Pat Summitt, "Reach for the Summit", 1999)
"Never set a goal that involves number of wins - never. Set
goals that revolve around playing together as a team. Doing so will put you in
a position to win every game." (Mike Krzyzewski, "Leading with the Heart", 2000)
"In putting together your standards, remember that it is
essential to involve your entire team. Standards are not rules issued by the
boss; they are a collective identity. Remember, standards are the things that
you do all the time and the things for which you hold one another accountable." (Mike Krzyzewski, "The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team", 2009)
"A leader may be the most knowledgeable person in the world,
but if the players on his team cannot translate that knowledge into action, it
means nothing."
"Encourage members of your team to take the initiative and
act on their own."
"Goals should be realistic, attainable, and shared among all
members of the team."
"If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's
notice, they probably will fail in the long run."
"In leadership, there are no words more important than trust.
In any organization, trust must be developed among every member of the team if
success is going to be achieved."
"Leaders have to search for the heart on a team, because the
person who has it can bring out the best in everybody else."
"Mutual commitment helps overcome the fear of failure - especially when people are part of a team sharing and achieving goals. It also sets the stage for open dialogue and honest conversation." (Mike Krzyzewski, "Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life", 2010)
"People want to be on a team. They want to be part of
something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where they
feel that they are doing something for the greater good." (Mike Krzyzewski, "Leading
with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and
Life", 2010)
"There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger on the fist. Any one individually is important. But all of them together are unbeatable." (Mike Krzyzewski, "Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life", 2010)
"When you first assemble a group, it's not a team right off the bat. It's only a collection of individuals."
"You develop a team to achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. All of us alone are weaker, by far, than if all of us are together." (Mike Krzyzewski, "Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life", 2010)
"In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small
concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team." (Jon
Krakauer, "Into Thin Air: A personal account of the Everest disaster", 2011)
"Basketball is a great mystery. You can do everything right.
You can have the perfect mix of talent and the best system of offense in the
game. You can devise a foolproof defensive strategy and prepare your players
for every possible eventuality. But if the players don't have a sense of
oneness as a group, your efforts won't pay off. And the bond that unites a team
can be so fragile, so elusive." (Phil Jackson, "Eleven Rings", 2015)
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