With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.
Abraham LincolnRead
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.
With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say "I." And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say "I." They don't think "I." They think "we"; they think "team." They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but "we" gets the credit. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done.
No President should fear public scrutiny of his program. For from that scrutiny comes understanding; and from that understanding comes support or opposition and both are necessary.
A leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there.
Good counselors lack no clients.
Genuine leadership comes from the quality of your vision and your ability to spark others to extraordinary performance.
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