Below is a list of 31 of the best teamwork quotes to inspire your team to work together and achieve greater heights. Each of these quotes is filled with great advice from some of the most brilliant leaders on the planet. Don’t forget to share them with your team!

Teamwork is the force behind every successful business. Only when employees come together, share a common vision of the goal, put together their strengths, complement their weaknesses, and help each other in times of need- can an organization grow to its greatest heights. Teamwork leads to a multitude of benefits:

  • Builds a sense of community
  • Improves employee morale
  • Increased productivity
  • This leads to personal and professional development
  • Brainstorming ideas
  • Faster problem solving
  • Enhanced creativity
  • Faster execution of ideas

However, building a work culture where people not only cooperate with each other but also love to help each other and achieve goals in unison can be a bit of a challenge.

Often times teams are made just for the sake of it while employees work in silos. This usually leads to a lack of motivation, productivity, and efficiency.

Employees quickly lose sight of the company’s mission which eventually affects the bottom line big time.

Team Activity Asset 2 bit.aiA whopping 97% of employees and executives believe lack of alignment within a team impacts the outcome of a task or project. So what can you do to foster a healthy culture of teamwork in your organization? Answer: Find a good quote!

 

Teamwork Quotes To Bring Your Team Together

An organization’s best “product” is its employees. As the person reading this, it’s your job to keep those employees motivated and inspired 24×7 and encourage get them to get work done, together.

Don’t worry, we have decided to lend a hand and curated a list of some of the best teamwork quotes out there. Feel free to email these teamwork quotes in your internal newsletters, your slack group or heck, print these out and place it on your office walls. Go, get’em, team!

Teamwork Quote #1

"Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” - Helen Keller
“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much. - Helen Keller

 

Teamwork Quote #2

“Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.” - Pat Riley
“Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.” – Pat Riley
Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers. - Pat Riley

 

Teamwork Quote #3

“In union there is strength.” - Aesop
“In union there is strength.” – Aesop
In union there is strength. - Aesop

 

Teamwork Quote #4

“No individual can win a game by himself.” - Pele
“No individual can win a game by himself.” – Pele
No individual can win a game by himself. - Pele

Read more: 31 Uplifting Collaboration Quotes To Ignite Successful Teamwork

 

Teamwork Quote #5

“A team is more than a collection of people. It is a process of give and take.” - Barbara Glacel
“A team is more than a collection of people. It is a process of give and take.” – Barbara Glacel
A team is more than a collection of people. It is a process of give and take. - Barbara Glacel

 

Teamwork Quote #6

“Teamwork is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results” - Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
“Teamwork is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results” – Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
Teamwork is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results - Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

 

Teamwork Quote #7

“In teamwork, silence isn’t golden. It’s deadly.” - Mark Sanborn
“In teamwork, silence isn’t golden. It’s deadly.” – Mark Sanborn
In teamwork, silence isn’t golden. It’s deadly. - Mark Sanborn

 

Teamwork Quote #8

“If you can laugh together, you can work together” - Robert Orben
“If you can laugh together, you can work together” – Robert Orben
If you can laugh together, you can work together - Robert Orben

 

Teamwork Quote #9

“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” - Steve Jobs
“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs
Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people. - Steve Jobs

 

Teamwork Quote #10

“Gettin’ good players is easy. Gettin’ ’em to play together is the hard part.” - Casey Stengel
“Gettin’ good players is easy. Gettin’ ’em to play together is the hard part.” – Casey Stengel
“Gettin’ good players is easy. Gettin’ ’em to play together is the hard part.” - Casey Stengel

 

Teamwork Quote #11

“Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.” - Vince Lombardi
“Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.” – Vince Lombardi
Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity. - Vince Lombardi

 

Teamwork Quote #12

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” - Henry Ford
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. - Henry Ford

 

Teamwork Quote #13

“There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others.” - George Shinn
“There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others.” – George Shinn
There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others. - George Shinn

 

Teamwork Quote #14

“When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.” - Joe Paterno
“When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.” – Joe Paterno
When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality. - Joe Paterno

 

Teamwork Quote #15

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead

 

Teamwork Quote #16

“Teamwork: Simply stated, it is less me and more we.” - Anonymous
“Teamwork: Simply stated, it is less me and more we.” – Anonymous
Teamwork: Simply stated, it is less me and more we. - Anonymous

 

Teamwork Quote #17

“The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side” - Margaret Carty
“The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side” – Margaret Carty
The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side - Margaret Carty

 

Teamwork Quote #18

"The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.” - John Wooden
“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.” – John Wooden
The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team. - John Wooden

 

Teamwork Quote #19

"Many hands make light work.” - John Heywood
“Many hands make light work.” – John Heywood
Many hands make light work. - John Heywood

 

Teamwork Quote #20

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” - Michael Jordan
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” – Michael Jordan
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. - Michael Jordan

Teamwork Quote #21

“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” -Napoleon Hill
“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” -Napoleon Hill
It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed. -Napoleon Hill

 

Teamwork Quote #22

"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." - Chris BradfordIf
“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Chris BradfordIf
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. - Chris BradfordIf

 

Teamwork Quote #23

“A successful team is a group of many hands but of one mind” - Bill Bethel
“A successful team is a group of many hands but of one mind.” – Bill Bethel
A successful team is a group of many hands but of one mind. - Bill Bethel

 

Teamwork Quote #24

“A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.” - Proverb
“A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.” – Proverb
A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle. - Proverb

 

Teamwork Quote #25

“Teamwork divides the task and double the success.” - Anonymous
“Teamwork divides the task and double the success.” – Anonymous

 

Teamwork Quote #26

“Teamwork makes the dream work” - Bang Gae
“Teamwork makes the dream work” – Bang Gae

 

Teamwork Quote #27

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team” - Phil Jackson
“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team” – Phil Jackson

 

Teamwork Quote #28

“It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.” - Sandra Swinney
“It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.” – Sandra Swinney

 

Teamwork Quote #29

“The path to greatness is along with others” - Baltasar Gracion
“The path to greatness is along with others.” – Baltasar Gracion

 

Teamwork Quote #30

“The whole is greater than the sum of the parts” - Kurt Koffka
“The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” – Kurt Koffka

 

Teamwork Quote #31

“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team” - Reid Hoffman
“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team” – Reid Hoffman

We hope that these amazing teamwork quotes will inspire you and your team to collaborate and work together more often. Which one of these quotes is your favorite? Do let us know in the comments below!

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