Quotes about Unity

Failure to hold one another accountable creates an environment where the fifth dysfunction can thrive. Inattention to results occurs when team members put their individual needs (such as ego, career development, or recognition) or even the needs of their divisions above the collective goals of the team.

The fact remains that team, because they are made up of imperfect human beings, are inherently dysfuctional.

Trust is just one of five behaviors that cohesive teams must establish to build a healthy organization.

There was no sense of unity or camaraderie on the team, which translated into a muted level of commitment.

tendency of team members to seek out individual recognition and attention at the expense of results

Peer pressure and the distaste for letting down a colleague will motivate a team player more than any fear of authoritative punishment or rebuke.

As difficult as it is to build a cohesive team, it is not complicated. In fact, keeping it simple is critical

Truth lies at the heart of a functioning, cohesive team. Without it, teamwork is all but impossible

Another way to understand this model is to take the opposite approach—a positive one—and imagine how members of truly cohesive teams behave: They trust one another. They engage in unfiltered conflict around ideas. They commit to decisions and plans of action. They hold one another accountable for delivering against those plans. They focus on the achievement of collective results.

When employees at all levels share a common understanding of where the company is headed, what success looks like, whom their competitors are, and what needs to be achieved to claim victory, there is a remarkably low level of wasted time and energy and a powerful sense of traction.

You see, I don't understand why everyone thinks sports is the only way to learn about teamwork. I never played sports much, even as a kid. But I was in a band in high school and college, and I think I figured out the team thing from that.

Remember, teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.