Dependable

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Dependable

• Teams Go to Go-To Players
• Shelby Mueller
• Stephanie Slover
• Valerie Sanchez

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Dependable

• Definition of Dependable (Adj.) Capable of being
  depended on Reliable
• Synonyms of Dependable reliable, responsible,
  steady, sure, true, trustworthy
• Antonyms of Dependable irresponsible,
  undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy
• Definitions found at Merriam Webster Online
  ltwww.m-w.comgt. Accessed 4/17/05.

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Dependability

• Dependability is more than ability alone.
• - John C. Maxwell

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The Essence of Dependability

• Pure motives
• Responsibility
• Sound Thinking
• Consistent Contribution

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How Dependable Are You?

• Are your teammates able to depend on you?
• Can they trust your motives?
• Do you make good decisions that others can rely
  on?
• Do you perform consistently, even when you dont
  feel like it?
• Are you a go-to player, or do your teammates work
  around you when crunch time comes?

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Dependability

• Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
• - Wolfram Von Eschenbach

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How to improve your dependability

• Check your motives - align your personal
  priorities with those of your team
• Discover what your word is worth ask five
  teammates this question When I say I intend to
  do something, how reliable am I? Rate me on a
  scale of 1 to 10. Check your commitments if your
  average score is lower than a 9 or 10.

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How to improve your dependability (cont.)

• Find someone to hold you accountable find
  someone you respect to help you keep your
  commitments

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Christopher ReeveA Real Life Example

• Christopher Reeve was a man of many talents an
  actor, as well as a pianist, outdoorsman, sailor,
  pilot, skier, scuba diver, and horseman
• In 1995, Reeve suffered a devastating spinal cord
  injury after he was thrown from his horse
• Reeve became paralyzed from the neck down

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Christopher ReeveA Real Life Example (cont.)

• As a result of Christopher Reeves injuries, he
  was completely dependant on his wife and
  caretakers for all basic life functions
• Christopher Reeves life depended on the
  reliability of his caretakers

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Dependability

• In the final analysis, the one quality that all
  successful people have is the ability to take
  on responsibility.
• - Michael Korda

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Sources Thanks to

• The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player.
  John C. Maxwell. 2002. Nashville, TN Thomas
  Nelson Publishing, Inc.
• Merriam Webster Online. ltwww.m-w.comgt. Accessed
  4/17/05.