Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships. Let John C. Maxwell teach you how teamwork is the heart of great achievement in the game of business. Teamwork is a vital part of success in sports, pop culture, and every other industry--including business. In this essential guidebook, New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell explains why teamwork is so critical and shows you how to prioritize teamwork and collaboration to achieve winning results. In Teamwork 101 , you’ll learn how to: build a team that lasts; - create positive energy on the team; - harness a team's creativity; - identify weak players who negatively impact your team; - and judge if your team can accomplish the dream. You’ll also discover how a winning team is self-fulfilling fuel: because everyone wants to be part of the winning team, you’ll continue to attract only the best talent--and stay on top. A great team is the key to great results--for individual employees, leaders, and the company as a whole. Teamwork 101 demonstrates how to build and maintain one for yourself so you can leverage the benefits--and fun--of exceptional teamwork. John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 33 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the #1 leader in business and the most influential leadership expert in the world. His organizations - the John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation - have translated his teachings into seventy languages and used them to train millions of leaders from every country of the world. A recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, as well as the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell influences Fortune 500 CEOs, the presidents of nations, and entrepreneurs worldwide. For more information about him visit JohnMaxwell.com. TEAMWORK 101 What Every Leader Needs to Know By John C. Maxwell Thomas Nelson Copyright © 2008 John C. Maxwell All right reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4002-8025-4 Contents Preface.............................................................v1. Why Is Teamwork So Important?....................................32. What Is the Impact of Good Teamwork?.............................133. Can My Team Accomplish the Dream?................................274. How Do I Develop a Team That Lasts?..............................415. What Are the Characteristics of a Good Team?.....................596. What Does It Mean to Be a Team Player?...........................757. How Do I Go About Building a Winning Team?.......................838. How Does a Weak Player Impact the Team?..........................919. How Do I Create Positive Energy on the Team?.....................10110. How Can I Harness the Team's Creativity?........................111Notes...............................................................121About the Author....................................................122 Chapter One Why Is Teamwork So Important? One is too small a number to achieve greatness. Who are your personal heroes? Okay, maybe you don't have heroes exactly. Then let me ask you this: Which people do you admire most? Who do you wish you were more like? Which people fire you up and get your juices flowing? Do you admire ... Business innovators, such as Jeff Bezos, Fred Smith, or Bill Gates? Great athletes, such as Michael Jordan, Marion Jones, or Mark McGwire? Creative geniuses, such as Pablo Picasso, Buckminster Fuller, or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Pop-culture icons, such as Madonna, Andy Warhol, or Elvis Presley? Spiritual leaders, such as John Wesley, Billy Graham, or Mother Teresa? Political leaders, such as Charlemagne, Alexander the Great, or Winston Churchill? Revolutionary thinkers, such as Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, or Albert Einstein? Or maybe your list includes people in a field I did not mention. It's safe to say that we all admire achievers. And we Americans especially love pioneers and bold individualists, people who fight alone, despite the odds or opposition: the settler who carves a place for himself in the wilds of the frontier, the Old West sheriff who resolutely faces an enemy in a gunfight, the pilot who bravely flies solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and the scientist who changes the world through the power of his mind. The Myth of the Lone Ranger Nothing of significance was ever achieved by an individual acting alone. Look below the surface and you will find that all seemingly solo acts are really team efforts. Frontiersman Daniel Boone had companions from the Transylvania Company as he blazed the Wilderness Road. Sheriff Wyatt Earp had his two brothers and Doc Holliday looking out for him. Aviator Charles Lindbergh had the backing of nine businessmen from St. Louis and the services of the Ryan Aeronautical Company, which built his plane. Even Albert