Playing To Win

Mike Shanahan's 15-point plan to help you become a better team and teammate:

1. Teams matter more than individuals.

2. Every job is important.

3. Treat everyone with respect.

4. Share both victories and defeats.

5. Accept criticism.

6. Keep the boss well-informed.

7. Focus on your work ethic, not others'.

8. Allow for differences in lifestyle.

9. Be more creative than predictable.

10. Let go of bad ideas.

11. Employ structure and order.

12. Reward those who produce.

13. Find different ways to motivate your employees.

14. Keep your employees fresh.

15. Protect your system.

From Think Like A Champion: Building Success One Victory at a Time by Mike Shanahan with Adam Schefter. Copyright 1999 by Mike Shanahan. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Inc.

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This article was originally published in the September 1999 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Playing To Win.