Motivating Work Quotes to Help Energize Your Work Day

In this article, we’ll share some motivating work quotes starting with the topic of “teamwork.” Then lower on the page we’ll move into some famous motivational quotes by Peter Drucker.

Quotes About Teamwork:

“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” Quote: Isaac Newton

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“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

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“There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others.” George Shinn

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“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” Quote: Henry Ford

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“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” Quote: Babe Ruth

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“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

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“Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it.” Quote: Bill Bradley

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“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Michael Jordan

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“The important thing to recognize is that it takes a team, and the team ought to get credit for the wins and the losses. Successes have many fathers, failures have none.” Quote: Philip Caldwell

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Next let’s switch to a few great motivational work quotes from Peter Drucker:

“It takes far less energy to move from first-rate performance to excellence than it does to move from incompetence to mediocrity.” Quote: Peter Drucker

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“A man should never be appointed to a managerial position if his vision focuses on people’s weaknesses rather than on their strengths. The man who always knows what people cannot do, but never sees what they can do, will undermine the spirit of the organization. Of course, a manager should have a clear grasp of the limitations of his people, but he should see these as limitations on what they can do, and as a challenge to them to do better.” Quote: Peter Drucker

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“It takes far less energy to move from first-rate performance to excellence than it does to move from incompetence to mediocrity.” Quote: Peter Drucker

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“Those who perform love what they’re doing. I’m not saying they like everything they do…..Pianists have a wonderful expression I heard many years ago: “I practice until I have my life in my fingers. The same is true of people I have seen in business who enjoy the work. Their routine is: it’s got to be done, and I enjoy it because I enjoy the work.”

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“Those who perform love what they’re doing. I’m not saying they like everything they do…..Pianists have a wonderful expression I heard many years ago: “I practice until I have my life in my fingers. The same is true of people I have seen in business who enjoy the work. Their routine is: it’s got to be done, and I enjoy it because I enjoy the work.” Quote: Peter Drucker

Read more motivational work quotes. Stop by Jim Miotke’s site where you can also watch short motivational video clips.