The Importance Of Teamwork
I recently attended a personal development seminar with over 2000 other participants and want to share one of the many things I got from the seminar.
One of the speakers asked everyone named 'John' to come onto the stage at the front. It was quite funny as when all the Johns' were coming onto the stage, the speaker was greeting them with, "Hi John, nice to see you", "Hey John", "What's happening John?", "Johnnn!" He almost had a different greeting for every John and that got a good laugh from the crowd.
He illustrated the importance of teamwork using a football (or soccer) analogy. He selected 10 players and gave them a position on the field. He then nominated himself as the final player and gave himself the position of an attacker. He called himself David Beckham. The first instruction was that nobody could do anything except for David Beckham. So he started off from his goal line and kicked the ball to team mate. Since they were instructed to not even touch the ball, Beckham ran like a crazy person to where he had kicked the ball. He then continued passing the ball up field (to himself) and by the time he reached his opponent's goal, he was too exhausted to take a good shot at goal and consequently missed. Not a team player!
In the second part, he asked each player on the field where they would like to play and what their strengths were. Also, if a player needed help, then his teammates would come to his aid. So, they passed the ball around like a united team would and the result was the ball moved up field quicker, the players knew what their roles were and what to expect and they worked together to reach their outcome, which was to score a goal. Although there weren't any real goalposts on stage, it was pretty obvious that with the second set-up, their outcomes would eventually be reached.
So the lesson was that when in a team, there are people who are better at some things than others and it will be beneficial to allow them to carry out what they are good at provided that they are willing to do so. Also, when someone is weak in an area, then the team works together to help that teammate and do whatever it takes to get the team outcome. Teamwork is like creating synergy. It can be seen as a mastermind forum where people come together to get insights, ideas or strategies to reach their goals. Next time when you are feeling 'stuck' or things are not working out, decide which teammate you can call upon to help you get your result.
For more insights and success principles, grab a copy of my book, 'Hoops and Freedom' today at http://www.hoopsandfreedom.com/
One of the speakers asked everyone named 'John' to come onto the stage at the front. It was quite funny as when all the Johns' were coming onto the stage, the speaker was greeting them with, "Hi John, nice to see you", "Hey John", "What's happening John?", "Johnnn!" He almost had a different greeting for every John and that got a good laugh from the crowd.
He illustrated the importance of teamwork using a football (or soccer) analogy. He selected 10 players and gave them a position on the field. He then nominated himself as the final player and gave himself the position of an attacker. He called himself David Beckham. The first instruction was that nobody could do anything except for David Beckham. So he started off from his goal line and kicked the ball to team mate. Since they were instructed to not even touch the ball, Beckham ran like a crazy person to where he had kicked the ball. He then continued passing the ball up field (to himself) and by the time he reached his opponent's goal, he was too exhausted to take a good shot at goal and consequently missed. Not a team player!
In the second part, he asked each player on the field where they would like to play and what their strengths were. Also, if a player needed help, then his teammates would come to his aid. So, they passed the ball around like a united team would and the result was the ball moved up field quicker, the players knew what their roles were and what to expect and they worked together to reach their outcome, which was to score a goal. Although there weren't any real goalposts on stage, it was pretty obvious that with the second set-up, their outcomes would eventually be reached.
So the lesson was that when in a team, there are people who are better at some things than others and it will be beneficial to allow them to carry out what they are good at provided that they are willing to do so. Also, when someone is weak in an area, then the team works together to help that teammate and do whatever it takes to get the team outcome. Teamwork is like creating synergy. It can be seen as a mastermind forum where people come together to get insights, ideas or strategies to reach their goals. Next time when you are feeling 'stuck' or things are not working out, decide which teammate you can call upon to help you get your result.
For more insights and success principles, grab a copy of my book, 'Hoops and Freedom' today at http://www.hoopsandfreedom.com/
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