Category: Leadership Qualities

John Maxwell’s 17 Laws of Teamwork

17 Laws of Teamwork

This week’s focus on “Systems” is a good place to consider the importance of Teamwork. At NASA, systems engineering and systems thinking are crucial to our success. To us, mission success requires an uncompromising commitment to: Safety, Excellence, Teamwork, and Integrity.

We describe teamwork as NASA’s most powerful tool for achieving mission success, through a multi-disciplinary team of diverse competent people across all NASA locations (9 other field Centers besides the Johnson Space Center where I work in Houston, Texas). Our approach to teamwork is based on a philosophy that each team member brings unique experience and important expertise to project issues. Recognition of and openness to that insight improves the likelihood of identifying and resolving challenges to safety and mission success. We are committed to creating an environment that fosters teamwork, collaboration, continuous learning, and openness to innovation and new ideas.

In 2001, John Maxwell wrote The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork.

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The Importance of Discipline & Self-Control

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For Week 43 of 2014, the NIV Leadership Bible focuses on the importance of Self-Control to a leader’s success.

In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, we read how the apostle Paul understood the importance of discipline and self-control. He trained for his daily spiritual journey like a world-class athlete. Why? Because he wanted to reach the finish without being disqualified. Like a runner during the course of the race, he didn’t stagger from one lane to another. Instead, he stayed focused on the finish line and ran a disciplined race toward the end. Similarly, like a boxer, Paul absorbed powerful blows without falling down. He built up stamina, so he held out for the final rounds…

Out of This World Leaders need to cultivate this same kind of fitness. Identify the habits you need to build into your life, so you can lead effectively—habits such as physical fitness, balance between work and home, financial and personal accountability, and proactivity in the workplace. Lace up your shoes, and get going!

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