The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork has quickly become one of John Maxwell's bestselling books on leadership. Now, in this companion workbook, Dr. Maxwell provides a tool every person can use to adapt the 17 Laws to leadership at home, work, and church. Learn how to build and maintain champion level teams, then lead your team to the peak level of success regardless of the field you're in. Individual all-stars can only take you so far. Ultimately, success--whether in business, family, church, athletic teams, or any other organization--is entirely dependent on teamwork. But how does one build that team? Leadership expert and bestselling author John C. Maxwell knows that building and maintaining a successful team is no simple task. Even people who have taken their teams to the highest level in their field have difficulty re-creating what accounted for their successes. In his practical, down-to-earth style, Maxwell shares the vital principles of team building that are necessary for success in any type of organization. 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. THE 17 INDISPUTABLE LAWS OF TEAMWORK WORKBOOK Embrace Them and Empower Your Team By John C. Maxwell Thomas Nelson Copyright © 2003 Maxwell Motivation, Inc., a Georgia Corporation All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-7852-6576-4 Contents Introduction, v, 1. THE LAW OF SIGNIFICANCE One Is Too Small a Number to Achieve Greatness, 1, 2. THE LAW OF THE BIG PICTURE The Goal Is More Important Than the Role, 14, 3. THE LAW OF THE NICHE All Players Have a Place Where They Add the Most Value, 26, 4. THE LAW OF MOUNT EVEREST As the Challenge Escalates, the Need for Teamwork Elevates, 40, 5. THE LAW OF THE CHAIN The Strength of the Team Is Impacted by Its Weakest Link, 53, 6. THE LAW OF THE CATALYST Winning Teams Have Players Who Make Things Happen, 65, 7. THE LAW OF THE COMPASS Vision Gives Team Members Direction and Confidence, 79, 8. THE LAW OF THE BAD APPLE Rotten Attitudes Ruin a Team, 92, 9. THE LAW OF COUNTABILITY Teammates Must Be Able to Count on Each Other When It Counts, 105, 10. THE LAW OF THE PRICE TAG The Team Fails to Reach Its Potential When It Fails to Pay the Price, 119, 11. THE LAW OF THE SCOREBOARD The Team Can Make Adjustments When It Knows Where It Stands, 132, 12. THE LAW OF THE BENCH Great Teams Have Great Depth, 144, 13. THE LAW OF IDENTITY Shared Values Define the Team, 155, 14. THE LAW OF COMMUNICATION Interaction Fuels Action, 167, 15. THE LAW OF THE EDGE The Difference Between Two Equally Talented Teams Is Leadership, 181, 16. THE LAW OF HIGH MORALE When You're Winning, Nothing Hurts, 192, 17. THE LAW OF DIVIDENDS Investing in the Team Compounds Over Time, 206, Notes, 220, About the Author, 223, CHAPTER 1 THE LAW OF SIGNIFICANCE One Is Too Small a Number to Achieve Greatness READ When you look at the ways people conduct their lives, you can tell pretty quickly who recognizes and embraces the truth of the Law of Significance . This is certainly true of Lilly Tartikoff. I don't know whether Lilly always knew the value of teamwork, but I suspect she learned it early. Lilly was once a professional ballet dancer. If dancers don't work together, their performances never reach the caliber of Lilly's. Beginning at age seven, she spent ten hours a day, six days a week practicing or performing ballet. As a result, she became a member of the New York City Ballet Company from 1971 to 1980. At a tennis party in Los Angeles in 1980, Lilly met Brandon Tartikoff, the newly named president of entertainment for NBC. At that time he was the youngest network president in history at age thirty. They soon became friends. Then they began to see each other romantically. They were married in 1982. And that started a whole new life for Lilly. She went from a non-television watcher to the spouse of a network executive immersed in the culture of the L.A. entertainment industry. But that adjustment was nothing compared to the other challenge she faced that year. For the second time in his life, Brandon was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. On the advice of a physician friend, Brandon went to see a young oncological researcher at UCLA named Dennis Slamon. In August 1982, Dr. Sla