Teamwork and Lessons Learned

  Teamwork and highly functioning teams have always been at the top of my list of interests.   I do a lot of reading in this area always trying to learn more about what makes a team cohesive and successful.   I played competitive sports growing up and in college.   I also coached youth soccer for 18 years (rec and competitive).   On the career side of things, I started my own company, DecisionPoint, in the mid to late 90’s.   I have always felt that teamwork was a large contributor to success and achieving your goals.   No one does it alone, so you must learn to work well with other people to have the best chance of moving in the right direction.   I can’t say that I handle every situation well or have been the best teammate at times.   However, I try to approach things with compassion and am willing to admit my mistakes and try to do better next time.   At the end of the day, that’s all you can do. You can find a lot of books to read on teamwork that were written by current and form