Thoughts from the President: Teamwork Is a Strength
From Saundra Brown
While every single team member’s job is important and necessary, teamwork ought never be used to bring personal gain, nor should it ever be based on ill-fated assumptions.
According to WISDOM’s Attitudes and Disciplines, we believe that everyone has something to offer, and that we need everyone’s gifts if we are to succeed.
As I look through the lens of success for MOSES, I perceive teamwork as our greatest tool. Teamwork must be built deliberately and over time. It helps contribute positively to every aspect of our work. It can also help build a deeper connection with people, and possibly open up new opportunities.
Teamwork is not new, and neither is it old, but it is always timely. In my Bible, in Genesis 1:26-27, it says, “And God said, ‘Let US make man in OUR image…’” This tells me that teamwork has been in existence since the beginning of time and is an essential component for success.
MOSES has many acronyms, so to bring home my point about teamwork, I decided to add one more.
TEAMWORK IS:
T = Togetherness: All are in the same place mentally and physically.
E = Energizing: It gives vitality and enthusiasm to the work.
A = Agreeing: It affords us the ability to reach a consensus.
M = Mindfulness: It lends itself to being attentive to others’ thoughts,
opinions, and ideas.
W = Working: Teamwork is work. There are duties, tasks, and jobs that must be
properly and effectively done, and sometimes one must deny oneself.
O = Organizing: It calls for arranging, coordinating, and being supportive.
R = Rewarding: It promotes satisfaction.
K = Kinship: It is a basis for forming and building wholesome relationships and
promotes a sense of connectedness.
As we move forward, it is important to remember that TEAMWORK gets the work of MOSES done, in a more excellent way!