The 17 Indisputable LAWS of TEAMWORK

1
The 17 Indisputable LAWS of TEAMWORK

• Team
• Empowerment

John C. Maxwell
2
The First Five Building Blocks of Teaming

• The Law of Significance
• The Law of the Bad Apple
• The Law of the Chain
• The Law of the Price Tag
• The Law of Mount Everest

3
The Law of Significance

• One is too small a number to achieve greatness
• Teams involve more people
• Teams maximize a leaders potential and minimize
  his/her weaknesses
• Teams provide multiple perspectives on how to
  meet a need or reach a goal
• Teaming allows for the sharing of results
• Teams keep leaders accountable
• Teams can simply do more than individuals

4
Law of Significance (cont.)

• WHY DO WE STAND ALONE?
• Ego
• Insecurity
• Naïveté
• Temperament

5
Law of the Bad Apple

• ROTTEN ATTITUDES RUIN TEAMS
• Attitudes can lift up or tear down
• Attitudes compound when exposed to others
• Bad attitudes compound faster than good ones
• Attitudes are subjective
• Rotten attitudes, left alone, ruin EVERYTHING

6
Law of the Chain

• The Strength of the Team is Impacted by its
  Weakest Link
• The stronger members identify the weak one
• The stronger members have to help the weak one
• The stronger members come to resent the weak one
• The stronger members become less effective
• The stronger members question the leaders
  ability

7
Law of the Price Tag

• The Team Fails to Reach Its Potential When It
  Fails 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

8
Law of Mount Everest

• As the Challenge Escalates, the Need for Teamwork
  Elevates
• What is the DREAM ?
• Who is on MY Team ?
• What Should My Dream Team Look Like?
• Develop Team Members
• Add Key Team Members
• Change the Leadership
• Remove Ineffective Members