“General Petraeus is not a miracle worker. He can not be successful unless the president creates greater confidence within his own team about the decisions which the president has himself made.” MadePresidentDecisionSuccessfulGreaterTeamMiracleWorkersBeing SuccessfulCan NotSelf MadeMiracle Worker Author:Jim Talent
“Synergism is the simultaneous actions of separate entities which together have greater total effect than the sum of their individual effects.” ActionTogetherIndividualGreaterTeamEffectsConflictTeamworkCollaborationEntityConsensusTeam BuildingTeam WorkTeam WorkingSimultaneousTeamwork In EducationGreat TeamworkGreat Team Work Author:Clay Buchholz
“Couples who have been together for a long time say the key to staying together is to work as a team toward the greater good, tolerating some tough (even tragic) times to grow together and work toward a mature kind of union.” KindLongHas BeensTogetherGrowsWomenGreaterTeamKeysCoupleLong TimeToughUnionsTragicStayingMatureTeam WorkGreater GoodStaying Together Author:Amy Dickinson
“A silly society is a youth-obsessed society: To the Chinese, who appreciate the value of experience, the greater the ratio in a team of grey 'hairs and no-hairs' to 'black hairs' the faster and better a task will be completed. The opposite assumption obtains in the youth-obsessed U.S.” ValuesBlackGreaterTeamYouthHairAppreciateTasksOppositesSillyChineseFasterObsessedAssumptionGreyRatiosBlack HairGrey Hair Author:Ilana Mercer
“Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there's something greater out there for me? I mean, maybe a lot of people would say, 'Hey man, this is what is.' I reached my goal, my dream, my life. I think, 'God, it's got to be more than this.' I mean this isn't, this can't be what it's all cracked up to be. I love playing football and I love being quarterback for this team. But at the same time, I think there are a lot of other parts about me that I'm trying to find.” PeopleThinkingMenTryingMeanStillsDreamThreeGoalLove IsGreaterTeamFootballRingsHeyBowlsCrackedQuarterbackSuper BowlPlaying Football Author:Tom Brady
“I love being part of something that is working toward a greater goal, and there's no more satisfaction in life than achieving those goals as a team and being a part of that team.” GoalLove IsGreaterTeamAchieveSatisfactionSatisfaction In Life Author:Jim Harbaugh
“A hallmark of high performance leaders is the ability to influence others through all levels and types of communication, from simple interactions to difficult conversations and more complex conflicts, in order to achieve greater team and organizational alignment. High performing leaders are able to unite diverse team members by building common goals and even shared emotions by engaging in powerful and effective dialogue.” AbleOrderDifficultGoalSimpleAbilityLevelsPowerfulCommonEmotionLeaderGreaterTeamInfluenceAchieveBuildingCommunicationTypeConversationConflictMembersPerformancesComplexesDialoguePerformingInteractionDiverseEngagingAlignmentHallmarkOrganizationalTeam MemberCommon GoalDifficult ConversationsDiverse Teams Author:George Kohlrieser