Tom Rath Quotes

It's a simple fact: no individual can be good at everything. Everyone needs people around them who have complimentary sets of skills.

We can't all be good at everything. This is partly the logic behind having a team in the first place, so each role can be filled with the person best suited for that role and together, every job and every strength is covered.

The people I don't like to work with are people like me. I need people who can complement my skill set, people who can do the nitty gritty with me.

It is absolutely important to balance stars with newcomers so the whole chemistry and ambience between people who have never worked before becomes far more explosive and exciting.

When you try to build a team, you need a mix of talent.

It's better to have a lot of different qualities in the team; it's a good mix.

To my mind, a mix of veterans and rookies is number one on the list of 'things that make a good Avengers team.'

Because when you work with a different team, the expectations are different and then you deliver in a very different way. You look back at it and you're proud of yourself. And when the same people come in and you do the same thing, it's boring. You could re-envision it again and again but when the new chemistry of ideas comes in, something happens as a team.

As the workplace becomes more specialized, from offices to medical centers to factories, teams of people must accomplish their work by collaborating with each other. In my work in filmmaking, we need talented individuals with technical skills, but their abilities to communicate and work with others are just as valuable.

The best design teams are not people who are exactly the same...otherwise you're just sitting and telling, 'You're fabulous.' 'No, you're fabulous.'

We're showing a lot of the good signs you need for a good team, so I have high hopes.

When you choose to become part of a team, you cease to exist as an individual.

Some people who are creative are not reliable and vice versa; some see big pictures while others see details, etc. All of them are important to have on well-orchestrated teams.

Your teammates will stretch your vision or choke your dream.

The formula for success is every guy can make a difference for the entire team in whatever his role is. And to do it right, to get it right, is a critical factor in being successful.

A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team like that.

I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.

On a team, trust is all about vulnerability, which is difficult for most people.

Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step into the vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team.

One of the greatest joys of leadership is assembling and knitting together teams of fantastic people.

You're going to have injuries, danger and glory in every sport. What makes football unique is that every person on that team needs to count on everybody else. It's the ultimate team game and you have to depend on your coaches, you have to depend on your support staff, you have to depend on your teammates.

No coach is more important than the Team

You understand, you do not invent stuff on this team. Guys that invent stuff will not play for me. Make the easy play

The best players don't win championships. The best team players win championships.

It's all about who your team is and who your people are.