Today's the Day! by Jim Stovall

Author:Jim Stovall [Stovall, Jim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Books & Bibles, Christian Living, Business & Professional Growth, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Professional Growth
ISBN: 078144845X
Amazon: B005NHTRTU
Publisher: David C. Cook
Published: 2010-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

On the Same Page

All of us are a part of a team in our professional lives. You may think you are the Lone Ranger or an exception to this rule, but you’re not. As I write, it would seem to many that being an author is a one-person job. In reality, I am dictating these words to a very talented person who will then take my words—after she fixes punctuation and grammatical problems I create—and then she will send them to newspapers, magazines, and online publications literally around the globe.

There are other people at each of these sites who make sure they are typeset, printed, loaded into the proper electronic files, etc. In a professional sense, no man or woman is an island. Even if you work alone from your house, you have vendors, suppliers, contractors, as well as customers and clients.

Each of the people on your team must perform well for you to reach your potential. There are several elements to performing well as part of a team.

1. All of the team members must understand their role and how it fits into the overall picture. They must be aware of expectations and deadlines as a part of the overall project or goal.

2. Each individual must understand his or her own personal success as a part of the team experiencing corporate success. An individual football player may perform flawlessly, but without the coordinated efforts of the team, he will suffer failure and defeat.

3. All of the team members must feel that their creativity is appreciated and their input is valued. There may be no better advice on performing a task than that which comes from the individual who constantly performs that single task.

4. Each team member must share in the victory or experience the defeat. There can be no individual success unless the team succeeds. Every piece of the pie must be valued.

As you go through your day today, consider all of the people on your team that you may have overlooked in the past. Realize that you are only as good as they make you. Understand that the vast majority of people want to be on a winning team, and they want to be a part of something bigger than themselves. Give them a place to fit and a structure where they feel secure and appreciated, and they will make you a superstar.

Today’s the day!

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