Followership

CHAPTER 10

Teamwork

Andrew Carnegie said, “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision; the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” Being on a work team is very similar to being a member of an athletic team, such as, baseball, basketball, soccer, or any other team sport. Much of what you learned as you played on an athletic team can be transferred to a work team. Let us use the game of basketball as an example. In basketball, one person can dribble the ball down the court, shoot, and make a basket. The five individuals who make up the team can play the game in the singular manner. However, each of the five players on ...