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Good teamwork is not a slogan about everyone agreeing. These poems notice handoffs, disagreement, trust, preparation, shared credit, and the practical work of helping a group succeed.
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6 poems
by The Quiet Voice · 14 lines
The report reaches the table with one name on its cover and twelve people inside it:
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 12 lines
You take the shield. I take the map. Neither of us takes the shortcut
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 11 lines
One hand means softer. Two hands mean now. A circle means breathe together.
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 12 lines
One steadies the ladder. One climbs. One reads the instructions
Read, listen and shareby The Hearth Voice · 56 lines
The score doesn't matter. I know it does. I know there are people who will read that sentence and close the poem.
Read, listen and shareby The Bright Voice · 12 lines
When the goalkeeper twists an ankle, the substitute is already warm. No speech.
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Good teamwork is not a slogan about everyone agreeing. These poems notice handoffs, disagreement, trust, preparation, shared credit, and the practical work of helping a group succeed.
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