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It starts with belonging. And we needing to understand that we have this not only a psychological but biological need to belong. 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. So belonging is somewhere where we start from. For me, a critical factor of high-performing teams is this idea of a vision and they visualize it as deeply as an individual visualizes their own performance. Having a shared vision Every year people who wear that shirt create history and leave a benchmark for the next generation to aspire to” The book stresses the importance of belonging as a foundational cornerstone for creating trust. Drawing heavily upon the author’s Maori roots, it implores us to look at our history to guide and shape what we stand for.
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For most of human history our wiring and our society matched up pretty well. Then came the Industrial Revolution. It changed almost every area of life.What I’ve seen is, this idea of whakapapa because the shirt is more important than any individual. The shirt must be passed down and with the shirt, the stories and the values and the rituals and tradition, and you wear it with pride and a sense of duty. And then you pass it on to those who come after you. And it is not all about you. It’s not all about how much money you can make and how much Liberty you can make for yourself. It is always about the tribe. It’s always about the team. So these ideas are not just spiritual ideas. They are actually applied. That’s a big motivation for writing a book, because a lot of these really beautiful, powerful ideas are applied in real life. Environment matters
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A copy of Eastwood's new book, Belonging, was given to every England player when they reported for duty at the European Championships' - Telegraph We reconnect to the past which requires understanding the heritage of a team and the tribe they represent. A whakapapa is moulded featuring key ancestors, moments and legacies of the team but also studied is the wider story of the tribe the team represents. The powerful metaphor it introduces to explain the meaning of ‘whakapapa’ (a concept held by Aotearoa New Zealand Māori) is so clear and meaningful, it surely can be used to make a difference. This concept is universal but in many cultures undervalued or even obscured by modern life. Extrinsic motivation weakens a team: while extrinsic motivation can help motivate individuals (usually in the short term) with things like money and status, this emphasis on the individual weakens the team. The team needs to have a strong sense of collective intrinsic motivation: a shared story and set of goals that everyone is striving to reach. 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.They display an awareness that we retain the emotional feeling of a first experience much longer than the details of the encounter. The hosts connected immediately with the audience by highlighting a few family members’ birthdays as well as identifying former Royal Marines present. At the end of the ceremony Eastwood was shown a wall where there were photos of each graduating Commando class through the years. The message was clear - we are kin and everyone belongs here. We talked about Whakapapa, when we talked about the sun shining on us. And when we come into a specific team that is set up to pursue a specific purpose we understand that it is conditional on performing, and therefore the sun might not be on us for very long, or it might be on us for 12 years. We don’t know. Time will tell what’s important is that when the sun is on us, is that we are full in. We are part of this team. We feel belonging and we can trust those people around us. And that is the environment that is being created. But we fully understand that we have been put together for a purpose, and if our performance isn’t good enough, then I’ll tell him we’ll move on. So there’s no contradiction there. The right way to treat people
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Connecting to the future requires asking what the team’s vision is - what they are working towards and what the environment needs to enable and drive towards. Eastwood was intrigued by the belonging cues that occur during a Royal Marines Commando Green Beret ceremony when new Commandos are inducted into the Marines. It was conducted in a deeply personal manner, with the Royal Marines understanding that the ceremony provided a critical opportunity to instil a deep sense of belonging. The heroes in our stories personify the best version of Us. The villains fall into two camps: Them, but also the individuals within Us who are selfish - those who put themselves before Us and thereby risk our safety, stability and status.For small business, their tribe may be defined at the start as the founders. Their mission is survival. Once their viability is established they then move on to making the enterprise sustainable over the medium term. As the business evolves, their definition of their tribe widens to include employees and customers.
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