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## The Magic of Teamwork ### Introducing the author - Sam Pitroda, also known as Dr. Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda, was born in Titlagarh, Orissa in 1942. - He is the chairman of India's "National Knowledge Commission". - He is also the chairman and CEO of the World-Tel Limited and the founder and...

## The Magic of Teamwork ### Introducing the author - Sam Pitroda, also known as Dr. Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda, was born in Titlagarh, Orissa in 1942. - He is the chairman of India's "National Knowledge Commission". - He is also the chairman and CEO of the World-Tel Limited and the founder and CEO of C-SAM, Inc. - He worked as an advisor to the United Nations in 1992. - The essay is adapted from his article "The Magic of Teamwork". ### Unit I #### Warm up "The Magic of Teamwork" presents an insightful overview of proven principles that organizations can employ to build a winning team in their business. In this essay, the author also discusses the fundamental issues related to teamwork, the characteristics of a good team player, and how teamwork is key to corporate and national governance. Read the following unit of the text and note how the author makes a comparison between Indian and Japanese workers in the corporate world in their attitude to work. #### The Text Lack of teamwork and co-operation is one of the most serious problems affecting progress in all areas of India and wherever Indians work worldwide. The key problem in India is always implementation, not lack of policies. We have great policies and ideas about how to do things, but we severely lack teamwork.