17+essentials

The following is taken from: [|http://home.earthlink.net/~denmartin/seq.html]


 * THE 17 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A TEAM PLAYER --- BECOMING THE KIND OF PERSON EVERY TEAM WANTS by John C. Maxwell. Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2002**

1) **ADAPTABLE ---** If you won't change for the team, the team may change you (p1-9)

2) **COLLABORATIVE ---** Working together precedes winning together (p10-18)

3) **COMMITTED ---** There are no half-hearted champions (p19-27)

4) **COMMUNICATIVE ---** A team is many voices with a single heart (p28-36)

5) **COMPETENT ---** If you can't, your team won't! (p37-45)

6) **DEPENDABLE ---** Teams go to "go-to" players (p45-54)

7) **DISCIPLINED ---** Where there's a will, there's a way! (p55-62)

8) **ENLARGING ---** Adding value to teammates is invaluable (p63-70)

9) **ENTHUSIASTIC ---** Your heart is the source of energy for tye (p71-79)

10) **INTENTIONAL ---** Make every action count (p80-88)

11) **MISSION CONSCIOUS** The BIG picture is coming in loud and clear (p99-106)

12) **PREPARED ---** (p202-208)

13) **RELATIONAL ---** If you get along, others will go along! (p107-115)

14) **SELF-IMPROVING ---** To improve the team, improve yourself (p116-124)

15) **SELFLESS ---** There is NO "I" in team (p125-133)

16) **SOLUTION ORIENTED ---** Make a resolution to find a solution! (p134-140)

17) **TENACIOUS ---** Never, never, never quit! (p141-149)

Exercise: Select two of the 17 essentials that we as an organization need to foster. Give examples of how OIT as a whole or you as an individual can work to improve this for our organization.