1. The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork
Dr. John C. Maxwell

2. The Law of Significance
One is too small a number to achieve greatness.

3. Why Do We Stand Alone?
Ego
Insecurity
Naivete
Temperament

4. The Law of the Big Picture
The goal is more important than the role.

5. The Process of the Big Picture
Look up at the big picture
Size up the situation
Line up needed resources
Call up the right players
Give up personal agendas
Step up to a higher level

6. All players have a place where they add the most value.
The Law of the Niche
All players have a place where they add the most value.

7. Correctly Placing People
Wrong Person/Wrong Place = Regression
Wrong Person/Right Place = Frustration
Right Person/Wrong Place = Confusion
Right Person/Right Place = Progression
Right People/Right Places = Multiplication

8. Correctly Placing People
You must know the team
You must know the situation
You must know the player

9. How to Find Your Niche… Be secure Get to know yourself
Trust your leader
See the big picture
Rely on your experience

10. A sign of a great team leader is the proper placement of people.

11. The Law of Mount Everest
As the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates.

12. A Team for Your Dream What is your dream? Who is on my team?
What should my dream team look like?

13. Growing Your Team Develop team members Add key team members
Change the leadership
Remove ineffective leadership

14. The strength of the team is impacted by its weakest link.
The Law of the Chain
The strength of the team is impacted by its weakest link.

15. Teamwork is not for Everyone
Not everyone will take the journey
Not everyone should take the journey
Not everyone can take the journey

16. Impact of a Weak Link The stronger members identify the weak ones
The stronger members have to help the weak one
The stronger member come to resent the weak one
The stronger members become less effective
The stronger members question the leader’s ability

17. Winning teams have players who make things happen.
The Law of the Catalyst
Winning teams have players who make things happen.

18. Three Kinds of Players People who don’t want the ball
People who want the ball but shouldn’t
People who want the ball and should

19. Characteristics of a Catalyst
Intuitive
Communicative
Passionate
Talented
Creative

20. Characteristics of a Catalyst
Initiating
Responsible
Generous
Influential

21. On the road to improvement…
Find a mentor
Begin a growth plan
Get out of your comfort zone

22. Vision gives team members direction and confidence.
The Law of the Compass
Vision gives team members direction and confidence.

23. Aligning Your Vision A moral compass (look above)
An intuitive compass (look within)
A historical compass (look behind)

24. Aligning Your Vision A directional compass (look ahead)
A strategic compass (look around)
A visionary compass (look beyond)

25. Rotten attitudes ruin a team.
The Law of the Bad Apple
Rotten attitudes ruin a team.

26. Attitudes & Teamwork
Attitudes have the power to lift up or tear down a team
An attitude compounds when exposed to others
Bad attitudes compound faster than good ones

27. Attitudes & Teamwork
Attitudes are subjective, so identifying a wrong one can be difficult
Rotten attitudes, left alone, ruin everything

28. There’s only one thing more contagious than a good attitude – and that’s a bad attitude.

29. The Law of Countability
Teammates must be able to count on each other when it counts.

30. Countability Characteristics
Competence
Commitment
Consistency
Cohesion

31. How are you doing? Is your integrity unquestioned?
Do you perform your work with excellence?
Are you dedicated to the team’s success?
Can you be depended on every time?
Do your actions bring the team together?

32. The team fails to reach its potential when it fails to pay the price.
The Law of the Price Tag
The team fails to reach its potential when it fails
to pay the price.

33. How 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

34. Team Player Requirements
Sacrifice
Time Commitment
Personal Development
Unselfishness

35. Modeling Sacrifice - Are you…
Willing to make financial sacrifices for the team
Willing to keep growing for the sake of the team
Willing to empower others for the sake of the team
Willing to make difficult decisions for the sake of the team

36. The Law of the Scoreboard
The team can make adjustments when it knows where it stands.

37. Keeping Score… Is essential to understanding
Is essential to evaluating
Is essential to decision making
Is essential to adjusting
Is essential to winning

38. Great teams have great depth.
The Law of the Bench
Great teams have great depth.

39. Honor & Developing Your Bench
Today’s bench players may be tomorrow’s stars
The success of a supporting player can multiply the success of a starter
There are more bench players than starters

40. Honor & Developing Your Bench
A bench player placed correctly will at times be more valuable than a starter
A strong bench gives the leader more options
The bench is usually called upon at critical times for the team

41. Predicting the Future of Your Team
Recruitment: Who is joining the team?
Training: Are you developing the team?
Losses: Who is leaving the team?

42. Correctly Placing People
Personality
Passion
Pattern
Potential
Profile
Placement

43. Shared values define the team.
The Law of Identity
Shared values define the team.

44. Connection & Shared Values
Glue
A foundation
A ruler
A compass
A magnet
An identity

45. Core Values of a Team The personal growth of each team member
The priority of adding value to others
The power of partnership

46. Core Values of a Team
The practice of raising up and developing leaders
The proper stewardship of the ownership

47. Thinking About Your Team’s Values
Articulate the values
Compare values with practices
Teach the values
Practice the values
Institutionalize the values
Publicly praise the values

48. The Law of Communication
Interaction fuels action.

49. Developing Good Communication
From leader to teammates
From teammates to leaders
Among teammates
Between the team and the public

50. When leaders don’t listen…
They stop gaining wisdom
They stop “hearing” what isn’t being said
Team members stop communicating
Their indifference spreads to other areas

51. The difference between two equally talented teams is leadership.
The Law of the Edge
The difference between two equally talented teams is leadership.

52. Teamwork & Leadership Personnel determine the potential
Vision determines the direction
Work ethic determines the preparation
Leadership determines the success

53. Leaders bring out the best…
Leaders transfer ownership for work to those who execute the work
Leaders create an environment where each team member wants to be responsible
Leaders coach the development of personal capabilities
Leaders learn quickly and encourage others to learn rapidly

54. The greater the challenge, the greater the need for the many advantages that leadership provides.

55. Adding Value to Yourself
Acknowledge the value of leadership
Take personal responsibility for your leadership growth
Put yourself on a leadership development program
Find a leadership mentor

56. When you’re winning, nothing hurts.
The Law of High Morale
When you’re winning, nothing hurts.

57. High Morale Magnifies Everything
It is the great exaggerator
It is the great elevator
It is the great energizer
It is the great eliminator
It is the great emancipator

58. The Four Stages of Morale
Poor Morale – the leader must do everything
Low Morale – the leader must do productive things
Moderate Morale – the leader must do difficult things
High Morale – the leader must do little things

59. Investing in the team compounds over time.
The Law of Dividends
Investing in the team compounds over time.

60. Investing in the Team Make the decision to build a team
Gather the best team possible
Pay the price to develop the team
Do things together as a team
Empower team members

61. Investing in the Team Give credit for success to the team
Watch to see that the investment in the team is paying off
Stop investing in players who don’t grow
Create new opportunities for the team
Give the team the best possible chance to succeed