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TEAMWORK…a lost art?

I am sitting here working away and wondering where the true meaning of TEAMWORK has gone. Most of the phone calls and emails first line is ā€œWhat is in it for me?ā€.

Not, what is needed, how can I help, where do you need me or sure, what do I need to do!

There never was an ’i’ in Team and Success is not a Solos Act!

So pondering sitting by the desk wondering where this mind set came from, and not finding the answer, because my mind never has worked that way. Even kids from an early age learns how to use Team Work to get to a common goal

I could not have been able to say it better than

Andrew Carnegie:
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.
Or
Vincent Lombardi: The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.

I like the one of the lines in Linda S Fitzgerald blog on “It takes……. a village to raise a child!”
Quote: Help each other be accountable to those goals and overcome the unique challenges that impede each woman’s move in the direction of their desired outcomes.

Yes, it takes a village to raise a child to become a mature, self-disciplined adult. And it takes a TEAM of women who know that a sense of COMMUNITY is the way to insure each woman’s arrival at her desired destination.

Let us not wait any longer to come together for our mutual benefit. Let us not let another day go by without seeking others who share a common purpose.

Good people have great intentions

How many times do you catch yourself not being able to follow through with commitments you have made?

Every day during my work I see that good people have great intentions but they never follow thought with their commitment.

Just again today I talked with someone on the West Coast that had been hired over 10 days ago to accomplish a very simple task that only takes a few days to accomplish and today I find out the task has not even been started. I guess this person had great intentions but their actions speak louder.

When you cannot follow thought with a commitment you have made, what do you do? Just ignore it? Do you ask for help? Do you communicate your issue?

First; do not ignore it communicate immediately. We all normally know when we have over booked ourselves right from the beginning. Communicate the plight right from the beginning don’t wait until the last minute. It looks better to communicate it right away than waiting until the last minute.

Second; offer a solution. You made the commitment, so be now part of the solution and not the potential problem.

Now look at the total situation:

What do I need to do to be able to follow through with commitments I have made?
Do I need to hire more people?
Do I need to cut down on the work I am doing?
Do I need to ask for help?

Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold – but so does a hard-boiled egg. ~Author Unknown