It's not the great stars that win; it's the great teams that win. It's the teams that subjugate their ego to the team and put the team first.
Interpretation
Teamwork is more important than individual talent in achieving success.
This quote emphasizes the idea that while individual greatness and talent may shine, it is the collaborative effort of a team that ultimately leads to victory. By prioritizing the team's goals over personal ego and ambitions, teams can create a cohesive unit that works together towards a common objective, thus ensuring greater success.
In practice
During a corporate meeting to emphasize the importance of collaboration.
If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results, employee morale will decrease. I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will be able to develop software titles that could impress people around the world.
Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
The leader's main job is to make themselves obsolete.
It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there was too much media focus on the one woman, and the minute we got another woman, that changed.
My whole career has been marked by taking on the toughest problems, bringing people together, creating uncommon coalitions to ultimately produce uncommon results - things that people said couldn't be done.
Sometimes leadership is planting trees under whose shade you'll never sit. It may not happen fully till after I'm gone. But I know that the steps we're taking are the right steps.
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