Skip to content

Funny and Inspirational Team Building Quotes and Sayings to Motivate Your Team

Getting your team working as a cohesive unit is essential whatever your situation, which is why we have put together a list of all the best team building quotes for your next post. And if you’re looking for short team building sayings for Instagram, we also have you covered.

Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.

Team Building Quotes

“Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“If you can laugh together, you can work together.” – Robert Orben

“Gettin’ good players is easy. Gettin’ ’em to play together is the hard part.” – Casey Stengel

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other’s fund of collective intelligence.” – Mike Schmoker

“Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success.”

Mountains reflect in lake with WEdnesday team quotes for work by Maxwell

“Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do.” – Max De Pree

“None of us is as smart as all of us” – Ken Blanchard

“We must all hang together or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.” – Ben Franklin

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb.

“The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first.” – Iyanla Vanzant

“A boat doesn’t go forward if each one is rowing their own way.”– Swahili Proverb

“A leader must inspire or his team will expire.” – Orrin Woodward

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.” – Halford E. Luccock

“Shine your light and make a positive impact on the world; there is nothing so honorable as helping improve the lives of others.” – Roy T. Bennett

“Leading people is the most challenging and, therefore, the most gratifying undertaking of all human endeavors.” – Jocko Willink

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry Truman

“Teamwork is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results.” – Ifeanyi Onuoha

“Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no on ascends alone.” – Lance Armstrong

Hikers and mountains with Turnsday team quotes for work by Jobs

“Teamwork is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results.” – Ifeanyi

“He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.” – Aristotle

“On this team, we’re all united in a common goal: to keep my job.” – Lou Holtz

“Surround yourself with a trusted and loyal team. It makes all the difference.” – Alison Pincus

“Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. And I think it’s a really good thing to remember.” – Ginni Rometty

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.” – Simon Sinek

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” – Rosalynn Carter

Fall trees and mountains with happy Friday team quotes by Keller

“The way a team plays as a whole determines it’s 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.” – George Herman

“The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.” – James Cash Penney

“Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they’re doing it because they care about the team.” – Patrick Lencioni

“I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.” – Warren Bennis

“Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.” – Pat Riley

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain

“Strategy is not a solo sport, even if you’re the CEO.” – Max McKeown

“Good teams incorporate teamwork into their culture, creating the building blocks for success.” – Ted Sundquist

Plane wing, clouds and sunset with short funny quotes about teamwork by Myers

“The value of achievement lies in the achieving.” – Albert Einstein

“When the ideas are coming, I don’t stop until the ideas stop because that train doesn’t come along all the time.” – Dr. Dre

“Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” – Sara Blakely

“It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin

“To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.” – Mike Krzyzewski

“Politeness is the poison of collaboration.” – Edwin Land

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.” – Ariana Huffingtomn

“No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.” – HE Luccock

“The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.” –Margaret Carty

“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.” – Reid Hoffman

Mountain peaks with inspirational funny teamwork quotes by Holtz

“You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.” – Jim Stovall

“Effectively, change is almost impossible without industry-wide collaboration, cooperation, and consensus.” – Simon Mainwaring

“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.” – Peter F. Drucker

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford

“Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs

“A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of others.” -Norman Shidle

“When he took time to help the man up the mountain, lo, he scaled it himself.” – Tibetan Proverb

“Bad attitudes will ruin your team.” – Terry Bradshaw

Person looking at ocean with funny teamwork quotes by Wilbur

“When you form a team, why do you try to form a team? Because teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed.” – Russel Honore

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” – Mia Hamm

“The whole is other than the sum of the parts.” – Kurt Koffka

“A successful team is a group of many hands and one mind.” – Bill Bethel

 “If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.” –Bud Wilkinson

“Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there.” – Virginia Burden

“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.” – Andrew Carnegie

Hiker on mountain trail with Tuesday quotes about work by Collier

“The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.” – Margaret Carty

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.” – Amy Poehler

“Hard work keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit.” – Helena Rubinstein

“When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.” – Ethiopian Proverb

“I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” – Ralph Nader

“With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything.” – Tahir Shah

“It’s better to have a great team than a team of greats.”

Person on sand dune with hardworking quotes by Bly

“It takes two flints to make a fire.” – Louisa May Alcott

“A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.” – Japanese Proverb

“I invite everyone to choose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.” – Jean-Francois Cope

“You add value to people when you value them.”

“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.”

 “Interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.” – Stephen Covey

“Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.” – Malcolm Forbes

“We realized that no one of us could be as good as all of us playing unselfishly.” – Bill Bradley

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” – Booker T. Washington

“I’ve never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.” – Abby Wambach

“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed. – Napoleon Hill

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

“Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.” – Amy Poehler

Person on rocks by water with best hard work quotes by Disney

“The ratio of We’s to I’s is the best indicator of the development of a team.” – Lewis B. Ergen

“The greatest asset of a company is its people.” – Jorge Paulo Lemann

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” – Mark Twain

“It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin

“Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.” – John Rockefeller

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson

“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.” – Andrew Carnegie

“Individual commitment to a group effort–that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” – Vince Lombardi

Hiker above clouds with success quotes by Hill

“To win in the marketplace, you must first win in the workplace.” – Doug Conant

“Together, ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results.” – Becka Schoettle

“Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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

“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.” – Reid Hoffman

“Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro

“None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.” – Mother Teresa

Sunrise and mountains with inspirational quotes about success by Corasanti

“The first rule of management is delegation. Don’t try to do everything yourself, because you can’t.” – Anthea Turner

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Isaac Newton

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there” – Will Rogers

“Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke

“Without teamwork, there is no way that the company is going to experience success. In teams, individuals will work together and accomplish a lot more than what they do by themselves.” – Michael Welton

“Teamwork makes the dream work.” – John C. Maxwell

“The nicest thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.” — Margaret Carty

“A single leaf working alone provides no shade.” – Chuck Page

“The key thing is really aligning everybody so they all understand where you’re going.” —  Eytan Lenko

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” – Mia Hamm

“Many candles can be kindled from one candle without diminishing it.” – Midrash

Canoe on rive rwith hard work quotations by Barbara

“A sustainable world means working together to create prosperity for all.” – Jacqueline Novogratz

“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.” – James Cash Penney

“Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.” – Malcolm Forbes

“Focus on being productive instead of busy.” – Tim Ferriss

“You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins. – Jim Stovall

“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.” – John Wooden

“Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.” – Jesse Jackson

“Individual commitment to a group effort-that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” – Vince Lombardi

“So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.” – Bahaullah

“No team works out teamwork.” – Dwyane Wade

Hiker on cliff with hard work pays off quotes by Chandler

“The ratio of We’s to I’s is the best indicator of the development of a team.” – Lewis B. Ergen

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

“Unity is strength. . . when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” – Mattie Stepanek

“Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.” – David Ogilvy

“There is no ‘I’ in team but there is in win.” – Michael Jordan

“A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of others.” – Norman Shidle

“When you need to innovate, you need collaboration” – Marissa Mayer

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

“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson

“The ratio of We’s to I’s is the best indicator of the development of a team.” – Lewis B Ergen

Ocean with rocky shore with inspirational quotes for hard work by Bryant

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings-and put compensation as a carrier behind it-you almost don’t have to manage them.” – Jack Welch

“Everyone is needed, but no one is necessary.” – Bruce Coslet

“Teamwork. A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction.” – Justin Sewell

“Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.” – Mike Krzyzewski

“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” – Napoleon Hill

“No individual can win a game by himself.” – Pele

“We treat our people like royalty. If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.” – Mary Kay Ash

“One piece of log creates a small fire, adequate to warm you up, add just a few more pieces to blast an immense bonfire, large enough to warm up your entire circle of friends; needless to say that individuality counts but teamwork dynamites.” – Jin Kwon

Ocean and driftwood with Thursday quotes about work and success by Yadla

“The strength of the team is each member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson

“When you start out in a team, you have to get the teamwork going and then you get something back.” – Michael Schumacher

“Many of us are more capable than some of us, but none of us is as capable as all of us.” – Tom Wilson

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. Kennedy

“People achieve more as a result of working with others than against them.” – Dr. Allan Fromme

“Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.” – Brian Tracy

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

“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.” – Babe Ruth

“Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.” – Kenyan Proverb

Person looking at mountains with positive Monday quotes for work by Dweck

“Success is best when it’s shared.” – Howard Schultz

“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller

If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Teamwork Quotes, Leadership Quotes, Team Captions, Funny Work Quotes and Hard Work Quotes.

Team Building Sayings

Hard work – the team’s dedication and dreams come true.

Always remember, your team will only go as far as your discipline allows.

Work hard, dream big, and make it happen!

Working hard together today for a better tomorrow.

If someone else can do it. Your team can do it too.

Work smart, play hard, and dominate the competition.

When you’re on a great team, the sky’s the limit.

Another day, another chance for the team to crush it!

Putting in the teamwork and capturing the moment.

Sunset with team Instagram captions about hard work

When the team calls, I answer with enthusiasm and determination.

A single stick is easily broken, but bundle sticks together and they become unbreakable.

We’re not procrastinating; I’m just on a break.

Do not just wish for it! Work as a team for it!

Teamwork? More like caffeine and deadlines.

If you worked hard, then everything will be fine.

If we’re going to sit in a meeting, might as well make it productive.

My work ethic is strong, but my desire for a nap is even stronger.

When you’ve worked hard for something, it’s worth celebrating

Sunset with short captions about teamwork

Team meetings don’t have to be a snooze fest if you have the right people in the room.

Keep calm. Teamwork makes the dream work.

Working as a team is tough, but we are tougher.

The harder you work as a team, the luckier you get.

The work never stops, but neither does our dedication.

Time to put the team together and grind

Behind every successful selfie is a dedicated team.

The first step as a team may be hard, but it’s always worth it.

Working as a team means being ready for anything and everything.

Teamwork is essential – it allows you to blame someone else.

Sunrise with funny teamwork captions

Behind every great team are hardworking individuals.

Making moves and taking team selfies.

Working hard to achieve our team goals, and nothing can stand in our way.

No task is too big or too small when you are working as a team.

Change your mindset, change the game, work hard!

Brainstorming team sessions are my favorite part of the job!

Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard.

Selfie game strong, team work ethic stronger.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, bring others.

The work never stops, but neither does our dedication.

When you have a great team, nothing can stop you.

With teamwork and hope, anything is possible.

If at first, you don’t succeed, try doing it as a team.

The hustle never stops, but neither does the teamwork.

Sunset with captions for teams

Don’t be afraid of teamwork. The more you do it, the better you get at it.

You will never regret working as a team because team work always pays off.

Team motto – Keep being consistent, keep showing up!

Be willing to put in the time and the effort to be the best at what your team can do.

Set a team goal that makes you want to get out of bed in the morning.

Success is never an accident. It’s a result of team work and determination.

We work better under pressure. Or so we tell myself.

Strength and growth only come from continuous effort and struggle as a team.

Nothing like a good team meeting to get the creativity flowing.

The best ideas are born in collaborative meetings.

Be relentless in the pursuit of becoming the best team you can be.

We’re not just a team; we’re a force to be reckoned with.

Working hard as a team today, for a better tomorrow.

Sunrise with inspirational morning captions for Instagram

The formula is simple. You want it. You work for it. Now get started.

I didn’t choose the teamwork life; the teamwork life chose me.

Life is too short for boring work, so let’s make it fun as a team!

Teamwork: simply stated, it is less me and more we.

A good team selfie is the perfect way to document a productive day at work.

Sometimes teamwork is about striving for progress, not perfection!

I love the smell of teamwork in the morning.

Be willing to show up every day and work as a team.

The best part of my workday is coffee breaks.

Brainstorming team sessions and strategy meetings.

Plane wing wtih hard work sayings

The most productive team meetings are the ones with donuts.

Nothing worth having comes easy, but it’s always worth the effort.

Your future is created by what you do today, so get the team together.

So that is it for our list of Team Building Quotes and Sayings. We hope you found the perfect one!

Woman holding up a clear chunk of ice on the beach

About the Author

Laynni Locke

I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.

And it doesn’t matter if you are travelling, celebrating a special occasion or just appreciating day-to-day life, when you take that perfect photo you are going to need the perfect caption or quote before you share it. Which is why we started Routinely Shares, providing comprehensive lists of quotes and captions to cover every occasion, adventure or loved one.

With extensive experience as a travel writer, social media specialist and grant writer, I have made it my mission to curate the best and easiest to use lists for your next post.

Leave a Reply