Promote Full Commitment
A team is a group of people who may not be equal in experience, talent, or education but in commitment.
When Coach Wooden noticed that a player wasn’t giving 100% in practice, he would take that person aside and say, “I know you think you can make it up tomorrow for what you don’t do today, but that is impossible. If you are giving 50% today, you can’t give 150% tomorrow! You can never give more than 100%.”

Create an Environment of Encouragement and Support
A great attribute of teamwork is that you always have others on your side. It’s pulling together, not pulling apart. It’s many voices, one heart. But that often doesn’t occur unless there is an environment of encouragement and support. Leaders need to take responsibility for working to create that.

Identify Adversity as an Opportunity to Develop Character
Teamwork is seldom tested during good times. You know how good your team is when adversity hits. It introduces you to yourself, and it reveals where you’re strong and where you’re weak. We often don’t like that, but the reality is that losses can be learning experiences if your attitude is right.

Consider Each Person’s Strengths and Weaknesses
If you are a team leader, you must take responsibility for helping your team to succeed. A big part of that is knowing what everyone’s strengths and weaknesses are and using everyone’s strengths to help the team win.
-John C. Maxwell

“A team is not a group of people who work together. It is a group of people who trust each other.”
-Simon Sinek

“Unity is strength…when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.”
-Mattie J.T. Stepanek

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”
-Henry Ford

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments towards organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
-Andrew Carnegie