The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork

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The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork

• Dr. John C. Maxwell

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The Law of Significance

• One is too small a number to achieve greatness.

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Why Do We Stand Alone?

• Ego
• Insecurity
• Naivete
• Temperament

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The Law of the Big Picture

• The goal is more important than the role.

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The Process of the Big Picture

• Look up at the big picture
• Size up the situation
• Line up needed resources
• Call up the right players
• Give up personal agendas
• Step up to a higher level

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The Law of the Niche

• All players have a place where they add the most
  value.

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Correctly Placing People

• Wrong Person/Wrong Place Regression
• Wrong Person/Right Place Frustration
• Right Person/Wrong Place Confusion
• Right Person/Right Place Progression
• Right People/Right Places Multiplication

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Correctly Placing People

• You must know the team
• You must know the situation
• You must know the player

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How to Find Your Niche

• Be secure
• Get to know yourself
• Trust your leader
• See the big picture
• Rely on your experience

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A sign of a great team leader is the proper
placement of people.
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The Law of Mount Everest

• As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork
  elevates.

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A Team for Your Dream

• What is your dream?
• Who is on my team?
• What should my dream team look like?

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Growing Your Team

• Develop team members
• Add key team members
• Change the leadership
• Remove ineffective leadership

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The Law of the Chain

• The strength of the team is impacted by its
  weakest link.

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Teamwork is not for Everyone

• Not everyone will take the journey
• Not everyone should take the journey
• Not everyone can take the journey

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Impact of a Weak Link

• The stronger members identify the weak ones
• The stronger members have to help the weak one
• The stronger member come to resent the weak one
• The stronger members become less effective
• The stronger members question the leaders ability

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The Law of the Catalyst

• Winning teams have players who make things happen.

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Three Kinds of Players

• People who dont want the ball
• People who want the ball but shouldnt
• People who want the ball and should

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Characteristics of a Catalyst

• Intuitive
• Communicative
• Passionate
• Talented
• Creative

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Characteristics of a Catalyst

• Initiating
• Responsible
• Generous
• Influential

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On the road to improvement

• Find a mentor
• Begin a growth plan
• Get out of your comfort zone

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The Law of the Compass

• Vision gives team members direction and
  confidence.

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Aligning Your Vision

• A moral compass (look above)
• An intuitive compass (look within)
• A historical compass (look behind)

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Aligning Your Vision

• A directional compass (look ahead)
• A strategic compass (look around)
• A visionary compass (look beyond)

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The Law of the Bad Apple

• Rotten attitudes ruin a team.

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Attitudes Teamwork

• Attitudes have the power to lift up or tear down
  a team
• An attitude compounds when exposed to others
• Bad attitudes compound faster than good ones

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Attitudes Teamwork

• Attitudes are subjective, so identifying a wrong
  one can be difficult
• Rotten attitudes, left alone, ruin everything

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Theres only one thing more contagious than a
good attitude and thats a bad attitude.
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The Law of Countability

• Teammates must be able to count on each other
  when it counts.

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Countability Characteristics

• Character
• Competence
• Commitment
• Consistency
• Cohesion

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How are you doing?

• Is your integrity unquestioned?
• Do you perform your work with excellence?
• Are you dedicated to the teams success?
• Can you be depended on every time?
• Do your actions bring the team together?

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The Law of the Price Tag

• The team fails to reach its potential when it
  fails
• to pay the price.

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How to Pay the Price?

• The price must be paid by everyone
• The price must be paid all the time
• The price increases if the team wants to improve,
  change, or keep winning
• The price never decreases

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Team Player Requirements

• Sacrifice
• Time Commitment
• Personal Development
• Unselfishness

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Modeling Sacrifice - Are you

• Willing to make financial sacrifices for the
  team
• Willing to keep growing for the sake of the team
• Willing to empower others for the sake of the
  team
• Willing to make difficult decisions for the sake
  of the team

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The Law of the Scoreboard

• The team can make adjustments when it knows where
  it stands.

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Keeping Score

• Is essential to understanding
• Is essential to evaluating
• Is essential to decision making
• Is essential to adjusting
• Is essential to winning

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The Law of the Bench

• Great teams have great depth.

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Honor Developing Your Bench

• Todays bench players may be tomorrows stars
• The success of a supporting player can multiply
  the success of a starter
• There are more bench players than starters

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Honor Developing Your Bench

• A bench player placed correctly will at times be
  more valuable than a starter
• A strong bench gives the leader more options
• The bench is usually called upon at critical
  times for the team

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Predicting the Future of Your Team

• Recruitment Who is joining the team?
• Training Are you developing the team?
• Losses Who is leaving the team?

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Correctly Placing People

• Personality
• Passion
• Pattern
• Potential
• Profile
• Placement

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The Law of Identity

• Shared values define the team.

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Connection Shared Values

• Glue
• A foundation
• A ruler
• A compass
• A magnet
• An identity

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Core Values of a Team

• The personal growth of each team member
• The priority of adding value to others
• The power of partnership

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Core Values of a Team

• The practice of raising up and developing
  leaders
• The proper stewardship of the ownership

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Thinking About Your Teams Values

• Articulate the values
• Compare values with practices
• Teach the values
• Practice the values
• Institutionalize the values
• Publicly praise the values

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The Law of Communication

• Interaction fuels action.

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Developing Good Communication

• From leader to teammates
• From teammates to leaders
• Among teammates
• Between the team and the public

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When leaders dont listen

• They stop gaining wisdom
• They stop hearing what isnt being said
• Team members stop communicating
• Their indifference spreads to other areas

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The Law of the Edge

• The difference between two equally talented teams
  is leadership.

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Teamwork Leadership

• Personnel determine the potential
• Vision determines the direction
• Work ethic determines the preparation
• Leadership determines the success

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Leaders bring out the best

• Leaders transfer ownership for work to those who
  execute the work
• Leaders create an environment where each team
  member wants to be responsible
• Leaders coach the development of personal
  capabilities
• Leaders learn quickly and encourage others to
  learn rapidly

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The greater the challenge, the greater the need
for the many advantages that leadership provides.
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Adding Value to Yourself

• Acknowledge the value of leadership
• Take personal responsibility for your leadership
  growth
• Put yourself on a leadership development program
• Find a leadership mentor

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The Law of High Morale

• When youre winning, nothing hurts.

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High Morale Magnifies Everything

• It is the great exaggerator
• It is the great elevator
• It is the great energizer
• It is the great eliminator
• It is the great emancipator

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The Four Stages of Morale

• Poor Morale the leader must do everything
• Low Morale the leader must do productive things
• Moderate Morale the leader must do difficult
  things
• High Morale the leader must do little things

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The Law of Dividends

• Investing in the team compounds over time.

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Investing in the Team

• Make the decision to build a team
• Gather the best team possible
• Pay the price to develop the team
• Do things together as a team
• Empower team members

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Investing in the Team

• Give credit for success to the team
• Watch to see that the investment in the team is
  paying off
• Stop investing in players who dont grow
• Create new opportunities for the team
• Give the team the best possible chance to succeed