There Is No "I" In "Team"...Good by Gary Hainsworth

In the word of business, teamwork -- as a virtue in of itself without regard to context, such as the talents and dispositions of the team -- has produced more mediocre products and services than any other force combined. The essence of teamwork is conformity, and the essence of conformity must, by its very nature, appeal to the lowest common denominator. In statistics, this sort of thing is called 'regression toward the mean'. However, I have also seen it called 'regression to the mean'. 

You might agree with this or you might not, and you might appreciate the rhetorical slight of hand or you might not, but keep one thing in mind: if someone ever tells you that there is no "I" in team. Remind them that there's an "I" in the word "intelligence". Remind them that there's an 'I' in "innovative". There is an "I" in independence. There is an "I" in "imagination". That there's an "I" in investigation. That there's an "I" in "Insight". That there's an "I" in "interesting". That there's an "I" in a lot of words that we respect.