Chapter 5 of John Maxwell's book 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player

The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player By: John Maxwell

Chapter 5

Competent

If you can't, your team won't

“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
-Vince Lombardi

“People forget how fast you did a job-but they remember how well you did it.”
-Howard W. Newton

“Building the team is as important as producing the product.”
- Bob Taylor

“…inspiration is easy. Implementation is the hard part.”
- Bob Taylor




Highly committed people have some things in common:
1. They are committed to excellence

“Success bases our worth on a comparison with others. Excellence gauges our value by measuring us against our own potential. Success grants its rewards to the few but is the dream of the multitudes. Excellence is available to all living beings but is accepted by the …few.”
- Dale Carnegie