The Making of a Team

Sometimes in this old world,
It is the simplest things
That are the most difficult
For us to understand.

None of us have all that it takes.
Each of us has something to add,
Something of value to contribute,
A unique perspective.

Each of us is a key ingredient
To our overall success
If we could only define
The direction we want to head.

We are a team of people
Seeking a unity of purpose
And trying to achieve a sense of value
From the work we do.

Some of us are better at dealing
With the crisis at hand
While others of us
Are looking years ahead.

The visionaries among us
See a possibility of something big
And are frustrated with
The obstacles faced.

The realists among us
If guided by the intended goal
Plod ceaselessly step by step
Focused on the challenge at hand.

What usually is missing
Is the unity of a vision
That allows the visionary and the realist
To work together as a team.

We must each understand
That by working together we will win
And that by working apart
We will ultimately fail.

In our particular case
We have developed a product
Which we continue to improve
To establish its unique market appeal.

We have people concerned with design
And others with production
As well as quality control
And still others with shipping.

We have a sales team
Concerned with opening new accounts,
Servicing the ones we have
And building relationships that last.

We have accountants
Who try to figure out
Just what we have done
And whether we made a dime.

All are members of the team
Seeking to create something big
And if we work together
It just might actually happen.