Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden had an interesting rule for his teams. Whenever a player scored, he was to acknowledge the person on the team who had assisted. When he was coaching high school, one of his players asked, “Coach, won’t that take up too much time?” Wooden replied, “I’m not asking you to run over there and give him a big hug. A nod will do.”
To achieve victory on the basketball court, Wooden saw the importance of teaching his players that they were a team—not “just a bunch of independent operators.” Each person contributed to the success of everyone else.
From The Orange Revolution - 101 Ways to Bring your Team Together
page 178 - Create a softball, volleyball, or bowling league made up of teams from work. Friendly competition between departments pulls people together in a very positive way.
Have you given a nod to a team member today?
