TEAMWORK

LEADERSHIPand

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.

The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives.

It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

  -Andrew Carnegie

WHAT IS TEAMWORK?

Define roles and outline the responsibilities.Assess the team’s strengths and weaknesses.Create an environment for cooperation and collaboration.Challenge each team member to participate and contribute.

ASSESS and CREATESet goals:

Individual Group Short-term Long-term

Praise the team. Celebrate achievements with the team. Exhibit trustworthiness and dependability.Listen and remain open to the team's ideas.Display patience and provide encouragement. Share information, the vision and focus on the big picture.

COMMUNICATE!COMMUNICATE!

COMMUNICATE!

Lead by example. Display enthusiasm. It’s contagious.Inspire productivity, quality and loyalty.Have fun to energize and unify the team.Eliminate opportunities for professional jealousy.Speak positively and publicly about team successes.

LEAD and INSPIRE

Self development, interpersonal skills, mutual understanding and cooperation, and trust are important to the most effective and

winning communication skills.

USE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS

AVOID

…MANAGE…

…MENT!

MICRO…

It kills innovation, initiative and destroys morale.

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

General George S. Patton

“…Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.“

Harry Truman

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.

Colin Powell

GOOD ADVICE

"The best executive is the one who has sense

enough to pick good men to do what he wants

done, and self-restraint enough to keep from

meddling with them while they do it."

 - Theodore Roosevelt

TEAMWORK

LEADERSHIPand

Created byCORA ANN METZ

USA (RET)