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I hate that slogan, “There’s No ‘I’ in Team.”  Seriously, if you are a member of a team, then true leadership is about modeling and showing the rest of the team the path to success.  You have to lead.  You have to play your part.  You are accountable.  And you are the only person whose attitude and behaviors you control.

So given that, don’t be the guy or gal no one wants to work with.  The person who plays favorites, punishes and retaliates, lacks resolve, or who believes rules only applies to others.  Don’t be the “Negative Nellie” or “Negative Ned” that stifles creativity and makes others want  to leave work at night then go home to “kick the dog.”  Give all you got, be prepared, study and be competent, recognize the good in others, and others will be there with you.  You will model and lead, and the team will follow that lead, will reciprocate and will die for you.  There is an “I” in every successful team.