The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team by John Maxwell

Author:John Maxwell [Maxwell, John]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2001-07-30T14:00:00+00:00

Every once in a while somebody comes along who defines consistency for the rest of his teammates. In the case of the Atlanta Braves, I believe that person is Greg Maddux. If you follow baseball, then you probably know about him. Maddux is a first-rate pitcher, and he has the awards—and statistics—to prove it. He has won more than 200 games, including 176 games in the 1990s, the most of any pitcher in major-league baseball. He is the only pitcher besides Cy Young and Gaylord Perry to have won 15 or more games in 13 consecutive seasons. He is the only pitcher in baseball’s history to have won the Cy Young Award four years in a row (199295).

For all of Maddux’s awards for pitching and noteworthy stats, do you know what has been his most remarkable honor? He has been recognized as the National League’s best fielder in his position by receiving a Gold Glove ten years in a row!

Many great pitchers are not known for their fielding. When a difficult ball is hit to a pitcher, or when the pitcher has to cover first base on a tough play to the right side of the infield, many times the other players on the team hold their collective breath. If anyone on the field is likely to make a fielding mistake, it’s the pitcher. But not Maddux. He works at his fielding with the same fantastic work ethic that has made him an outstanding pitcher. The result is a career that has seen only fourteen errors in fifteen years (with two seasons of error-free fielding).

If you want your teammates to have confidence in you, to know they can count on you day in and day out, then use someone like Maddux as your example. Consistency is key.

5. Cohesion

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