John Maxwell Laws of Teamwork

JOHN C. MAXWELL

“There are no problems we

cannot together, andbyvery few solve that we can solve ourselves.” PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON

“It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.” ANDREW CARNEGIE

“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” ANDREW CARNEGIE

“If I had it to do all over again, I'd get help.” JOHN GHEGAN

“People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them.” DR. ALLAN FROMME

“Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.” ERVIN “MAGIC” JOHNSON

“If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up somewhere else.” YOGI BERRA

“One of the values of seeing the big picture is that it helps you recognize how far you really are from achieving it.”

“It's all right to aim high if you have plenty of ammunition.” HAWLEY EVERHART

“You can lose with good players, but you cannot win with bad ones.” JOHN MAXWELL

“No one of us is more important than the rest of us.” RAY CROC

“Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.” FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE

“The achievements of an

organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.” VINCE LOMBARDI

Wrong Person/Wrong Place = Regression Wrong Person/Right Place = Frustration Right Person/Wrong Place = Confusion Right Person/Right Place = Progression Right People/Right Places = Multiplication

You must know the team You must know the situation You must know the player

Be secure Get to know yourself Trust your leader Look at the big picture Rely on experience

GIVE UP YOUR DREAM OR GROW UP YOUR TEAM.

What is your dream? Who is on my team? What should my dream team look like?

TYPE OF CHALLENGE

TYPE OF TEAM REQUIRED

New Challenge Controversial Challenge Changing Challenge Unpleasant Challenge Diversified Challenge Long-Term Challenge Everest-Sized Challenge

Creative Team United Team Fast and Flexible Team Motivated Team Complementary Team Determined Team Experienced Team

Develop team members Add key team members Change the leadership Remove ineffective leadership

Not everyone will take the journey Not everyone should take the journey Not everyone can take the journey

The stronger members identify the weak ones The stronger members have to help the weak one The stronger member come to resent the weak one

The stronger members become less effective The stronger members question the leader’s ability

People who don’t want the ball People who want the ball but shouldn’t have it People who want the ball and should get it

Intuitive Communicative Passionate Talented Creative

Initiating Responsible Generous Influential

Find a mentor Begin a growth plan Get out of your comfort zone

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” KING SOLOMON

A moral compass (look above) An intuitive compass (look within) A historical compass (look behind) A directional compass (look ahead)

A strategic compass (look around) A visionary compass (look beyond)

Attitudes have down the power to lift up or tear a team An attitude compounds when exposed to others Bad attitudes compound faster than good ones

Attitudes are subjective, so identifying a wrong one can be difficult Rotten attitudes, left alone, ruin everything

Character Competence Commitment Consistency Cohesion

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Character Competence Commitment Consistency Cohesion

COUNTABILITY

Is your integrity unquestioned? Do you perform your work with excellence? Are you dedicated to the team’s success?

Can you be depended on every time? Do your actions bring the team together?

The price must be paid by everyone The price must be paid all the time The price increases if the team wants to improve, change, or keep winning The price never decreases

Sacrifice Time Commitment Personal Development Unselfishness

Is essential to understanding Is essential to evaluating Is essential to decision making Is essential to adjusting Is essential to winning

Today’s bench players may be tomorrow’s stars The success of a supporting player can multiply the success of a starter There are more bench players than starters

Recruitment: Who is joining the team? Training: Are you developing the team? Losses: Who is leaving the team?

Personality Passion Pattern Potential

Profile Placement

A glue A foundation A ruler A compass

A magnet An identity

The personal growth of each team member The priority of adding value to others The power of partnership

The practice of raising up and developing leaders The proper stewardship of the ownership

Articulate the values Compare values with practices Teach the values Practice the values Institutionalize the values Publicly praise the values

From leader to teammates From teammates to leaders Among teammates Between the team and the public

They stop gaining wisdom They stop “hearing” what isn’t being said Team members stop communicating Their indifference spreads to other areas

Personnel determine the potential Vision determines the direction Work ethic determines the preparation Leadership determines the success

Leaders transfer ownership work to those who execute the for work Leaders create an environment where each team member wants to be responsible Leaders coach the development of personal capabilities

Leaders learn quickly and encourage others to learn rapidly

Acknowledge the value of leadership Take personal responsibility for your leadership growth Put yourself on a leadership development program Find a leadership mentor

It is the great exaggerator It is the great elevator It is the great energizer It is the great eliminator It is the great emancipator

Poor Morale The leader must do everything Low Morale The leader must do productive things

Moderate Morale The leader must do difficult things High Morale The leader must do little things

Make the decision to build a team Gather the best team possible Pay the price to develop the team Do things together as a team Empower team members

Give credit for success to the team Watch to see that the investment in the team is paying off Stop investing in players who don’t grow

Create new opportunities for the team Give the team the best possible chance to succeed