The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17 in this year's Super Bowl. You knew that already. What you might not have thought about was how the Giants won. (I wish is would have been 121-17, but that is another matter).
Super Bowl championships are won by teams. A Most Valuable Player is selected at the end of each game, but teams win it. And a team won it again this year.
John Maxwell wrote a book a few syears ago entitled The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork. Embrace them, Maxwell says, and you will empower your team.
Here are a few of Maxwell's 17 laws of teamwork.
The Law of Significane. One is too small a number to achieve greatness. There was one head coach who had the final decision, and one quarterback who led the team. But there were countless others who helped the Giants win the Super Bowl.
The Law of the Big Picture. The goal is more important than the role. Each player had a role. The team had the same goal.
The Law of the Niche. All players have a place where they add the most value.
The Law of Mount Everest. As the challenges escalates, the need for teamwork elevates.
Today's Winning Thought: Building a winning team is not an easy thing to do. If it was, everyone would be doing it.
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