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Kristin J. ArnoldKristin J. ArnoldMBA, CMC, CPF, CSPMBA, CMC, CPF, CSP


It is amazing what you It is amazing what you can accomplish if you can accomplish if you do not care who gets do not care who gets the credit.the credit.

Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman3333rdrd President of the United States President of the United States

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Great discoveries and Great discoveries and achievements achievements invariably involve the invariably involve the cooperation of many cooperation of many minds.minds.

Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham BellAmerican InventorAmerican Inventor

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The best way to cheer The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.somebody else up.

Mark TwainMark TwainAmerican Humorist & WriterAmerican Humorist & Writer

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A major reason A major reason capable people fail to capable people fail to advance is that they advance is that they don’t work well with don’t work well with their colleagues.their colleagues.

Lee IacoccaLee IacoccaCEO, Chrysler CorpCEO, Chrysler Corp

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A person all wrapped A person all wrapped up in himself up in himself generally makes a generally makes a pretty small package.pretty small package.

E. Joseph CossmanE. Joseph CossmanEntrepreneur & Mail Order Entrepreneur & Mail Order MillionaireMillionaire

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Nothing great was ever Nothing great was ever achieved without achieved without enthusiasm.enthusiasm.

Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo EmersonAmerican Poet & EssayistAmerican Poet & Essayist

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Real change begins Real change begins with the simple act of with the simple act of people talking about people talking about what they care about.what they care about.

Margaret WheatleyMargaret WheatleyOrganizational Consultant & AuthorOrganizational Consultant & Author

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In teamwork, silence In teamwork, silence isn’t golden; it’s isn’t golden; it’s deadly.deadly.

Mark SanbornMark SanbornLeadership Expert & AuthorLeadership Expert & Author

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Praise does wonders Praise does wonders for our sense of for our sense of hearing.hearing.

Arnold H. GlasowArnold H. GlasowPsychologistPsychologist

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We must all hang We must all hang together, or assuredly together, or assuredly we will all hang we will all hang separately.separately.

Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinAmerican Statesman, Writer & InventorAmerican Statesman, Writer & Inventor

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Never commit your Never commit your team unless you are team unless you are confident your team confident your team will support your will support your decision.decision.

Christopher AveryChristopher AveryBusiness Advisor & AuthorBusiness Advisor & Author

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There are some men There are some men who, in a fifty-fifty who, in a fifty-fifty proposition, insist on proposition, insist on getting the hyphen getting the hyphen too.too.

Lawrence J. PeterLawrence J. PeterSoftware EngineerSoftware Engineer

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I cannot give you a I cannot give you a formula for success, formula for success, but I can give you the but I can give you the formula for failure: formula for failure: Try to please Try to please everybody.everybody.

Herbert Bayard SwopeHerbert Bayard SwopeAmerican Journalist & EditorAmerican Journalist & Editor

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The world would be The world would be very silent if no birds very silent if no birds sang there except sang there except those that sang the those that sang the best.best.

Henry David ThoreauHenry David ThoreauAmerican Essayist, Poet & PhilosopherAmerican Essayist, Poet & Philosopher

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Where all think alike, Where all think alike, no one thinks very no one thinks very much.much.

Walter LippmannWalter LippmannAmerican JournalistAmerican Journalist

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You don’t get You don’t get harmony when harmony when everybody sings the everybody sings the same note.same note.

Doug FloydDoug FloydAmerican Newspaper EditorAmerican Newspaper Editor

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A team that has A team that has character doesn’t character doesn’t need stimulation.need stimulation.

Tom LandryTom LandryAmerican Football Player & CoachAmerican Football Player & Coach

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The way to get good The way to get good ideas is get lots of ideas is get lots of ideas and throw the ideas and throw the bad ones away.bad ones away.

Dr. Linus PaulingDr. Linus PaulingAmerican Theoretical Chemist & American Theoretical Chemist & BiologistBiologist

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Example is not the Example is not the main thing in main thing in influencing others; it influencing others; it is the only thing.is the only thing.

Albert SchweitzerAlbert SchweitzerGerman Nobel Peace Prize WinnerGerman Nobel Peace Prize Winner

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Coming together is a Coming together is a beginning, keeping beginning, keeping together is progress, together is progress, working together is working together is success.success.

Henry FordHenry FordAmerican IndustrialistAmerican Industrialist

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A group is a bunch of A group is a bunch of people in an elevator. people in an elevator. A team is in the same A team is in the same elevator, but it’s elevator, but it’s broken!broken!

Kristin J. ArnoldKristin J. ArnoldTeam Effectiveness Expert & AuthorTeam Effectiveness Expert & Author

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It’s easy to get good It’s easy to get good players. Getting them players. Getting them to play together, to play together, that’s the hard part.that’s the hard part.

Casey StengelCasey StengelAmerican Baseball Player & ManagerAmerican Baseball Player & Manager

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You get the best out You get the best out of others when you of others when you give the best of give the best of yourself.yourself.

Harry FirestoneHarry FirestoneAmerican IndustrialistAmerican Industrialist

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We are bound We are bound together by the task together by the task which lies before us.which lies before us.

Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.American Civil Rights LeaderAmerican Civil Rights Leader

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The great leaders are The great leaders are like the best like the best conductors – they conductors – they reach beyond the reach beyond the notes to reach the notes to reach the magic in players.magic in players.

Blaine LeeBlaine LeeVice President, Franklin CoveyVice President, Franklin Covey

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There are few, if any, There are few, if any, jobs in which ability jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. alone is sufficient. Needed alsoNeeded alsoare loyalty, sincerity, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team enthusiasm and team play.play.

William B. Given, Jr.William B. Given, Jr.Chairman, American Brake Shoe Chairman, American Brake Shoe CompanyCompany

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Give us people who Give us people who are dedicated to are dedicated to making the team making the team work, as opposed to a work, as opposed to a bunch of talented bunch of talented people with big egos, people with big egos, and we’ll win every and we’ll win every time.time.

John McConnellJohn McConnellCEO, Worthington IndustriesCEO, Worthington Industries

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I never did anything I never did anything alone. Whatever was alone. Whatever was accomplished in this accomplished in this country was country was accomplished accomplished collectively.collectively.

Golda MeirGolda MeirIsraeli Founder & Prime MinisterIsraeli Founder & Prime Minister

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The secret is to work The secret is to work less as individuals and less as individuals and more as a team. As a more as a team. As a coach, I play not my coach, I play not my eleven best, but my eleven best, but my best eleven.best eleven.

Knute RockneKnute RockneAmerican Football College Coach American Football College Coach

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In order to have a In order to have a winner, the team must winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; have a feeling of unity; every player must put every player must put the team first – ahead the team first – ahead of personal glory.of personal glory.

Paul “Bear” BryantPaul “Bear” BryantAmerican Football College CoachAmerican Football College Coach

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Call it a clan; call it a Call it a clan; call it a network; call it a network; call it a tribe; call it a family. tribe; call it a family. Whatever you call it, Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you whoever you are, you need one.need one.

Jane HowardJane HowardBritish NovelistBritish Novelist

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One man can be a One man can be a crucial ingredient on a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man team, but one man cannot make a team.cannot make a team.

Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-JabbarAmerican Basketball PlayerAmerican Basketball Player

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It is literally true that It is literally true that you can succeed best you can succeed best and quickest by and quickest by helping others to helping others to succeed.succeed.

Napoleon HillNapoleon HillAmerican AuthorAmerican Author

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Light is the task Light is the task where many share the where many share the toil.toil.

HomerHomerGreek PoetGreek Poet

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No member of a crew No member of a crew is praised for the is praised for the rugged individuality rugged individuality of his rowing.of his rowing.

Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo EmersonAmerican Poet & EssayistAmerican Poet & Essayist

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Never doubt that a Never doubt that a small group of small group of thoughtful committed thoughtful committed people can change the people can change the world; indeed, it’s the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever only thing that ever has!has!

Margaret MeadMargaret MeadAmerican AnthropologistAmerican Anthropologist

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No man is wise No man is wise enough by himself.enough by himself.

Titus Maccius PlautusTitus Maccius PlautusRoman PlaywrightRoman Playwright

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Alone we can do so Alone we can do so little; together we can little; together we can do so much.do so much.

Helen KellerHelen KellerAmerican Educator & AuthorAmerican Educator & Author

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We cannot live only We cannot live only for ourselves. A for ourselves. A thousand fibers thousand fibers connect us with our connect us with our fellow men.fellow men.

Herman MelvilleHerman MelvilleAmerican Writer & PoetAmerican Writer & Poet

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