Qualities of a Team Player - COMPETENT

We are continuing to learn and grow in 2014 by developing teamwork skills utilizing the lessons contained in John C. Maxwell’s book titled The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player. This book carries the subtitle “Becoming the kind of person every team wants”. Developing a better team always begins with the individuals. To improve the team, improve the individuals on the team.

Quality #5: Competent - if you cannot, your team will not.

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." - Vince Lombardi

"People forget how fast you did a job - but they remember how well you did it." - Howard W. Newton

"Building the team is as important as producing the product." - Bob Taylor

Highly competent people have some things in common:

1. They are committed to excellence.
   1. "Success bases our worth on a comparison with others. Excellence gauges our value by measuring us against our own potential. Success grants is rewards to the few but is the dream of multitudes. Excellence is available to all living beings but is accepted by the few." - Dale Carnegie
2. They never settle for average.
   1. It's hard to develop competence if you are trying to do everything. Pick an area in which to specialize.
   2. What is the one thing that brings together your skills, interests, and opportunities? Whatever it is, seize it.
3. They pay attention to detail.
   1. "Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves." - Dale Carnegie
   2. It means doing the last 10% of whatever job you are doing.
4. They perform with consistency.
   1. "...inspiration is easy. Implementation is the hard part." - Bob Taylor

To improve your competence:

• Focus yourself professionally
• Sweat the small stuff
• Give more attention to implementation

Donald G Rosenbarger
Senior Vice President
Delta Companies Inc