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Friday, June 04, 2010

Teamwork Matters in Business as well as in Sport

At the heart of recent financial service firm failures was a 'me' not 'we' culture and leaders who were not driven by a larger purpose. Take a look at this youth sports initiative from the USA which emphasises that there is no 'I' in 'Team':


See the Opening and 'Go For It'!

"I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time."

— Jack London