Corporate culture is not tangible but it’s there. It underpins the inspiration of people assigned tasks and responsibilities. People need to feel good in order to perform and there absolutely is something you can do about that. Platitudes are hollow and easily perceived. However; genuine acts of gratitude carry much weight.

What is the most fundamental reason that kids get involved with sport? Close your eyes and guess! I’ll tell you in the next paragraph but keep in mind that kids and adults actually have more in common than you’d think.

Do you recall taking a course in communication during your developmental years? No. Me neither. Most folks learn through the school of hard knocks and pick up over time that there are patterns of communication which fail miserably. A primary characteristic of a good manager is his /her eloquence in delivering words which carry positivity in emotion between the lines. The answer....the need for “affinity”. That is, a fancy term for the desire to be among friends. Did you answer correctly? Thinking back, as a youngster playing sports you were not thinking it but you were being it. That is, someone fostering self-worth through edification in a group environment.