Humans can’t live without blood. As it brings oxygen and nutrients to all the parts of the body so we can survive and keep working.

In the same way, teamwork is the lifeblood of any organization that boosts creativity, productivity, engagement, communication, and efficiency. These are the basic pillars of an organization that brings results to the table.

Teamwork is the force behind every successful firm. When employees gather together and share their weaknesses and strengths, common vision, and help each other in the highs and lows of the organization then you can call it teamwork.  

Back in 2016, I was working alone from my home and realized that I need a team to build an organization.

I saved some funds in order to pay rent for office space. I left my home and came to Kolkata to start my own company named Viacon.

I thought, hiring people is enough for the organization. They will work as per my plan and strategy to accomplish something meaningful. But mostly the plan failed. 

We are Humans obviously! We get distracted for many subtle reasons – personal or professionals.

So, at some point, it’s very important to motivate the teams and co-workers to get them on the right track in order to boost performance and team spirit.

Moreover, these have been taking place since ancient times. Can you imagine The pyramid of Khufu or Tajmahal?  They were not built without good teamwork. 

Probably, to address the same, various historians, entrepreneurs, businessmen, and leaders have delivered powerful teamwork quotes to boost the morale of the team and keep them united.

So, if you are a team head, manager, or even a part of an organization, you can include these quotes on the desk or wall of your office to stay motivated, focused, and engaged. You can also share the quotes on the Group chat regularly.

In this article, I have gathered a long list of teamwork quotes so that you don’t need to check any other posts on Google. I have categorized the quotes on different sub-categories that will help to click on the link to scroll directly to that specific section.

Let’s jump into each of these sections:

Best Teamwork Quotes On Collaboration

Team wins championships and also builds trust with your mates. Below listed are the best teamwork quotes on Collaboration!

1. Marissa Mayer

When you need to innovate, you need collaboration.- Marissa Mayer

2. Henry Ford

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.- Henry Ford

 3. Steve Jobs

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

4. Babe Ruth

 The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.- Babe Ruth

5. Idowu Koyenikan

There is immense power when a group of people with similar interests gets together to work toward the same goals. – Idowu Koyenikan

6. African Proverb

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. – African Proverb

 7. Howard Schultz

Success is best when it’s shared. – Howard Schultz

8. Mattie Stepanek

Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. – 

 9. Napolean Hill

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed. – 

10. Althea Gibson

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. – Althea Gibson

11. Bill Bethel

A successful team is a group of many hands and one mind. – Bill Bethel

12. Helen Keller

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. – Helen Keller

13. Booker T. Washington

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. –  Booker T. Washington

Best Teamwork Quotes For Deriving Team Motivation

Team motivation is very important because it improves the efficiency of the employees and leads to stability. Here are the best teamwork quotes for deriving team motivation!

14. Tim Notke

Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard.”- Tim Notke

15. Ryunosuke Satoro

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. – Ryunosuke Satoro

16. Margaret Carty

The nicest thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side. – Margaret Carty

17. Mahatma Gandhi

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. – Mahatma Gandhi

18. Walt Disney

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. – Walt Disney

19. Seth Godin

If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try. – Seth Godin

20. Ryunosuke Satoro

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean. – Ryunosuke Satoro

Best Quotes On The Importance Of Teamwork

 When you work in a team, you grow as an individual. Here are the best quotes on the importance of teamwork. 

21. Phil Jackson

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

 22. Michael Jordan

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships. – Michael Jordan

 23. Bang Gae

Teamwork makes the dream work. – Bang Gae

 24. Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

Teamwork is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results. – Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

 25. Saji Ijiyemi

You are either supporting the vision or supporting division. – Saji Ijiyemi

 26. Amy Poehler

 Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life forever. – Amy Poehler

 27. Simon Sinek

A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is people who trust each other. – Simon Sinek

28. Pat Riley

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

 29. Kenyan Proverb

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. – Kenyan Proverb

 30. Mark Sanborn

In teamwork, silence isn’t golden, it’s deadly. – Mark Sanborn

31. Scharf 

When ‘I’ is replaced by “we” even ‘illness’ becomes ‘wellness’. – Scharf

 32. Sasha Kanthan

The answers we seek will never be found by you or by me. They can only be found by us. – Sasha Kanthan

Best Teamwork Quotes On Team Inspiration

Inspiration awakens us to new possibilities by enabling us to transcend our ordinary limitations and experiences. 

33. Michael Schumacher

When you start out in a team, you have to get the teamwork going, and then you get something back. – Michael Schumacher

 34. Nazim Ambalath

Teamwork builds trust and trust builds growth. – Nazim Ambalath

 35. Ogwo David Emenike

With teamwork, we are able to multiply our output and minimize individual input. – Ogwo David Emenike

 36. Alison Pincus

Surround yourself with a trusted and loyal team. It makes all the difference. – Alison Pincus

 37. Amit Kalantri

Teamwork is not just working with each other, it is trusting each other. – Amit Kalantri

 38. Christopher Peterson

Teamwork is a dance—engrossing to perform and exciting to watch. – Christopher Peterson

 39. Farshad Asl

Be fast, be first, but never be alone. Nothing can replace the value of teamwork. – Farshad Asl

 40. Robin Sharma

The bigger the dream, the more important to the team. – Robin Sharma

 41. Joe Paterno

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

 42. Brian Tracy

Don’t aspire to be the best on the team. Aspire to be the best for the team. – Brian Tracy

43. Ken Blanchard

None of us is as smart as all of us. – Ken Blanchard

Best Teamwork Quotes On Achieving Organizational Goals

Achieving the organizational goal is very important and the below quotes will transform the way you perceive your own capabilities. 

44. Tom J. Bouchard

Teams are successful when they are focused, have a short cycle time, and are supported by the executives. – Tom J. Bouchard

 45. James Cash Penney

The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison. – James Cash Penney

 46. Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

The smallest of contributions made collectively makes the biggest difference. – Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

 47. Patrick Lencioni

Not finance, not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and rare. – Patrick Lencioni

 48. Janna Cachola

You build a company by building your people. – Janna Cachola

 49. Byron Pulsifer

Teamwork means that you are willing to compromise when it is best for the team to advance to reach their goals. – Byron Pulsifer

 50. Pat Riley

Teamwork requires that everyone’s efforts flow in a single direction. Feelings of significance happen when a team’s energy takes on a life of its own. – Pat Riley

Conclusion:

Are you thinking of creating the same spirit of teamwork in your organization too? I can imagine that millions of you are raising your hands.

Now, it’s time to use the above teamwork quotes in a professional manner to create a culture of teamwork that will boost collaboration, foster productivity, motive, and inspire the team.

It’s your turn now!

What are your favorite quotes from the above?

Do you like to write your own quotes?

If yes, please let me know in the comment section below!