A great team member passes the ball off to other team members if they do not know the answer or how to proceed. A great team member realizes that not everything can be put into his own hands, and that there are others who are better suited to complete a task. A great team member will help out another when they are down, and not leave them stranded.A great team member does not care about who gets credit, or who gets paid, or how much they make, yet focuses on completing the project at all costs because they believe in the project. I great team member believes in something wholeheartedly, or drinks the project or what some would call, "drinking the kool-aid" to the point that they would take one for the team. When I say, "take one for the team," it essentially means that they would put themselves in pain so that the team succeeds. A great team member really makes thing happen in their area of expertise. I would say I am a great team member, yet every great team member needs a great team to succeed with a project, as there is no "I" in team. It's interesting to think about, but if everyone thinks about themselves on the team, and not about the completing the objectives of the project, then you are not thinking with a team mentality.

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