End the Internal Competition
Today for Greater Success
Tommorrow
mark Eaton, nba all star
In the NBA, when anyone on the basketball team is playing for himself rather than the team as a whole, failure is eminent.
In business, when anyone in the company has an “I” mentality, it’s only a matter of time until failure creeps into the
organization.
In any group endeavor, success is not about discipline – it’s about teamwork. Without teamwork, people don’t cooperate,
collaborate, or innovate.
Unfortunately, many people are confused about what a team is and how to create one. Realize that a group of people
working together is not a team. NBA teams are not confused. They know what they have to do and they do it. Now it’s time for
businesses to do the same.
So what’s the difference between a group of people and a team? Groups are committed to an ideal, goal or person; teams
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