Team Effort

The 2005 Nascar Nextel Cup finished up yesterday. Tony Stewart w/ Joe Gibbs Racing took home the series championship. I'm not a die hard Nascar fan, but I do enjoy watching the races and learning the dynamics of the sport. If you spend anytime at all watching a current race you'll see much more of the team aspect than ever before. Fox Sports really started promoting the team a few years ago and the other networks have followed suit.

I mention all this to get to the point about teamwork. Using racing as an example, it takes all kinds of expertise to make an organization work. Some people get more accolades and money than others, but each individual is important. So, be sure to pat everyone on the back when success comes and pull everyone together when things are going rough to get a true team effort.

Hats off to Tony Stewart and Joe Gibbs Racing. On a side note, Joe Gibbs has written a few books and has one on the road to success he has had in racing called Racing to Win. Check it out. It has fantastic principles that can apply to your business.