Quotes about Results

The Word of God works when you take the instructions, follow them, speak them, and act upon them.

Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems.

So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.

For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true.

Tenacious prayer is a lifestyle that produces results.

There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.

find someone who can demonstrate trust, engage in conflict, commit to group decisions, hold their peers accountable, and focus on the results of the team, not their own ego.

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.

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

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.