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Teamwork is amazing. But it’s also challenging, and it takes hard work to get right. It’s definitely not summed up by tired platitudes like, “Teamwork makes the dream work.”
Um, no.
How can we think about teamwork differently? How can we honor the challenge that working with others provides, and celebrate the powerful opportunity of working together?
Here’s a list of teamwork quotes that we hope will help you think deeply about the work you’re doing with your team, and inspire you about the possibilities presented by working with others.
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Teamwork quotes
1. “When you hand good people possibility, they do great things.” – Biz Stone
21. “Create an environment where people can take risks. If everything has to be brilliant from the word go, you’re never gonna get off the ground.” – Paul Hewson, aka, Bono
25. “Failure and invention are inseparable twins. To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it’s going to work, it’s not an experiment.” – Scott Galloway
26. “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” – Deepak Chopra
31. “Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden