12 Quotes to Inspire and Celebrate Your Team
What makes quotes so appealing? Organizational psychologist and Wharton professor, Adam Grant, says it's because the good ones are memorable and motivating and that they give meaning and direction. In addition, he says, they can spur new thoughts or new actions - or remind us to revisit old ones.
With this in mind, here are 12 quotes you can use to inspire and celebrate your team.
Use them as meeting ice breakers. Start a team meeting by sharing a quote and asking your team members:
How does this quote inspire you?
How does this quote reflect (or not reflect) our work together?
What could we accomplish if we adopted this quote as our motto?
Use them as aspirational motivators to describe the desired trajectory of your team.
Use them as a way to celebrate your team's success.
Find your own creative way to use them.
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"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." ~Helen Keller
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime." ~Babe Ruth
"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." ~Phil Jackson
"A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of others." ~Norman Shidle
"Great things in business are never done by one person; they're done by a team of people." ~Steve Jobs
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." ~African Proverb
"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean." ~Ryunosuke Satoro
"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." ~Harry Truman
"Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." ~Vince Lombardi
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I hope these quotes inspire you to embrace your leadership role in a new and creative way. Your team is depending on you.
About the Author
Gayle Ely is a Leadership Coach, Trainer and Facilitator who believes Passionate Leadership can change the world. She works with business and non-profit leaders and service entrepreneurs to help them perform more effectively so they and their businesses can thrive.
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