This can also become a literal vision, with displays, videos, and other visuals being utilised to constantly remind the team of how they belong, and the story they are part of. Once we have a sense of belonging, our anxiety levels start to come down and our dopamine levels, oxytocin levels, you know this stuff better than me, Michael, they become imbalance and we get into this optimal state where we can go and compete from. At the end of the ceremony Eastwood was shown a wall where there were photos of each graduating Commando class through the years. He also talks about 'Whakapapa' - a fundamental principle of New Zealand Maori culture, which links people to all their ancestors who went before them. And for me, those environments certainly that I try and help create, are ones where there’s a balance between Tapu and Noa.

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One of the great risks in sustaining a strong culture is where there is a transition between leaders.

From that moment on I felt connected to something bigger than myself, I felt connected to my father in a different way. Eastwood is a softly spoken, modest, UK-based New Zealander of Māori descent, a lawyer turned performance coach who has been working with England’s footballers and whose book Belonging was presented to every member of the squad at the beginning of the Euros.

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There follows three time-honoured questions for each new player to answer in front of their teammates. A colonisation of belonging by an established few who enjoy status and power is common across groups and teams. Some of the teams worn world cup, some of the teams went overseas for months and months and were unbeaten. We do not want our Us story to be replaced with a leader’s Me story - a cult of personality with the rest of us as a supporting cast. Visualisation strengthens, with repetition, the myelin insulation of neural pathways that performers can lock into during their actual performance.In whakapapa terms, as the sun arrives on each generation their high purpose is passed on to them and they ask the question: what do we need to do to promote the wellbeing of our people? Only reason it isn’t 5 stars is because it feels like it is a jumbled collection of anecdotes / stories that don’t feel like they are linked in a way that takes you on the journey you could with a book as full of amazing tips, tricks, and life lessons as this. g. how the England women’s football team has become such a success, having sizeable disadvantages compared to the men’s. Working with the NATO Command Group, Eastwood invoked whakapapa to reflect on previous NATO Command Groups, looking at the challenges they faced when the sun shone on them and the legacies they ultimately left. As a kiwi as well, thoroughly enjoyed the link back to whakapapa and ancestral knowledge/matauranga.

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This induction is the most critical time as an individual is most open to this new experience - our first experiences have a long-lasting impact on our sense of being part of this team. Owen Eastwood’s interpretation of ‘Whakapapa’ is explained through rich story-telling, quotations and tales from other books, people and their experiences.And you’re seeing them as people who respect and care about each other, they celebrate each other’s success, they are joyous being one. Studies show how storytelling ability enhances a leader’s influence and power through shifting the hormonal state of the group. As our guide across the site we use the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.