Teamwork And Pride Make A Company Strong

I was reading an article recently about what makes a company or organization strong. I was not surprised to learn that along with great leadership, it is pride that is the ‘glue’ that holds a team together and allows ordinary people to do extrordinary things. The Marines are a great example. Their simple motto ‘Semper Fi’ (Always Faithful) has great meaning to a marine. Being married to one, I know that they live this motto. Marines will follow their leaders and defend their fellow marines with their lives.

When individuals take pride and ownership in what they do, they do their best and give their all. Amazing results occur. Many years ago I directed a team of 300 volunteers. These individuals were dedicated to the organization. They never ‘called in sick’. Their motivation was not for pay, it was to make the organization as good as it could possibly be. They truly believed in the organization and its goals and mission and gave everything they had to make it great.

All companies can benefit from this possibility. Find the key to instilling pride in the company or organization and give everyone a reason to want to do their best. It’s not about the money. It’s about the basic human need to want to be recognized as being the very best at something.

The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.