Culture.
It’s a word commonly thrown around in various settings. You hear it mentioned often in the business world and, of course, in the sports universe. While a good culture is highly desirable, it’s difficult to establish a wonderful working model of significant duration and long-lasting impact in practice.
Many have strived to cultivate a utopian-like environment; however, bringing together super competitive individuals and asking them to set aside personal biases and goals completely for the common good of a team is no easy task.
Basketball players, for instance, grow up learning to shoulder loads that lead to both noteworthy individual achievement as well as great team success.