The Law of Dividends #17 discusses investing in a team by developing team members, gathering the best possible team, delegating responsibility, and giving credit for success. It states that investing in the team compounds over time. It also provides an analogy about how each sled dog must do its part for the sled to move forward.

1. 17 Laws of Teamwork17 Laws of Teamwork
The Law of Dividends #17The Law of Dividends #17

2. The Law of Dividends #17The Law of Dividends #17
Investing in the team compounds overInvesting in the team compounds over
time. Make the decision to build a team,time. Make the decision to build a team,
and decide who among the team areand decide who among the team are
worth developing. Gather the best teamworth developing. Gather the best team
possible, pay the price to develop thepossible, pay the price to develop the
team, do things together, delegateteam, do things together, delegate
responsibility and authority, and give creditresponsibility and authority, and give credit
for success.for success.

3. Each dog who is attached to the sled needs to do his or
her part, otherwise the dogs will tangle and the musher
won’t be able to go anywhere.

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