If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.

GROWING SYNERGY—their effectiveness is greater than the sum of the contributions

List the names of the members of your team. Next to each person's name, write a sentence or phrase that describes that person's perspective or outlook. The sentence must be positive, giving the person the benefit of the doubt for how he or she sees the world. If you're having difficulty describing someone's perspective, you need to get to know him or her better so that you can articulate the person's point of view.

A TABLE: FEW TO MANY—IT ENABLES GROWTH The birth of transformation starts in the heart of an individual, and the growth of the movement happens around a table. Mass movements don't begin with the masses. They begin with a few people. When people can sit around the table together as equal contributors, everyone wins.

How do I fit in my area or department? • How do all the departments fit into the organization? • Where does our organization fit in the market? • How is our market related to other industries and the economy?

No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you're playing a solo game, you'll always lose out to a team.

Most good leaders want the perspective of people they trust.

As a leader, you will never get ahead until your people are behind you.

Nothing of significance was ever achieved without people working together.

If you run well but are unable to pass the baton to another runner, you lose the race.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Believing in the cause creates your conviction. Believing in your vision fuels your inspiration. Believing in your people builds your motivation.