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I passed around the following quotes on teams that offer varied perspectives on teams and teamwork. , and asked everyone to pick one and share thoughts.

 Sandra Richardson, OD Consultant
1.  Effective teamwork is all about making a good, well-balanced salad not whipping individuals into a single batch of V8.

Katzenbach & Smith
2.  Teamwork represents a set of values that encourage behaviors such as listening and constructively responding to points of view expressed by others, giving others the benefit of the doubt, providing support to those who need it, and recognizing the interests and achievements of others.

Katzenbach & Smith
3.  Real teams don't emerge unless individuals on them take risks involving conflict, trust, interdependence and hard work

Susan Gerke, IBM, Leadership Development
4.  Conflict is inevitable in a team ... in fact, to achieve synergistic solutions, a variety of ideas and approaches are needed. These are the ingredients for conflict.

Henry Ford
5.  Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

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6.  It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn't matter who gets the credit.

I chose statement #2 from Katzenbach & Smith as it rings true for me for many of the teams to which I belong.  Listening and constructively responding to points of view are important and often forgotten skills. Giving support and recognition often get overstepped. I enjoy being a member of the Upgrading Online Team because I see the honesty, because I am comfortable to express my point of view knowing that it will be listened to, and because every member has been able to share given the benefit of the doubt.  I hope we never lose this.

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