Veteran Teammates
Americans observed Veterans Day yesterday to honor and thank those who served in the military. Veterans Day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is “largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions...
8 Things That Don’t Matter to Good Teammates
To good teammates, mindsets matter. So do morals, manners, and motives. In fact, almost everything matters to good teammates—the optimal word being almost. Here are eight things that don’t matter to good teammates: 1. Who gets the credit. It doesn’t matter to good...
The Not-So-OK Corral
The most famous shootout in American history happened on this week in 1881. Despite lasting a mere thirty seconds, the gunfight at the O.K. Corral turned Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday into household names. On a cold fall afternoon in the boomtown of Tombstone, Arizona,...
The Giving Team
Sixty years ago this month, Harper & Row (HarperCollins) published the beloved children’s book The Giving Tree. When I think of books that illustrate important aspects of being a good teammate, this is a book that comes to mind. Written and illustrated by Shel...
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