Building Winning Cultures | Workhuman

If you look in the transfer portal, you can see that there is a need, now more than ever, to take a deeper look at the human side of coaching and sports, and a need to build winning cultures that put people first and that people want to join and stay a part of.

Workhuman is an organization that helps build winning cultures. Their research says that we can increase performance by 32% by creating a culture of thanks and recognition. We can build better athletes and better teams by giving and receiving thanks and by valuing what they bring to the team. When we make our people our 1st priority, success will follow.

Shawn Anchor, a happiness researcher, and bestselling author wrote, "Each and every person has the right to lead a happy life at work." As coaches, we can change that to say, "Each and every teammate has the right to lead a happy life on our team." This doesn't mean that everything will be easy. We can and should still have high expectations and hold them accountable. We should still teach that that they reap what they sow and get what they work for. But building a culture of belonging, purpose, happiness and positive energy is a competitive advantage that we can all embrace no matter the talent level of our team.

The Workhuman revolution is founded on three principles:

THANKS
Expressing authentic gratitude for someone's effort or positive behavior develops, deepens, and nurtures connections throughout the team.

TALK
Encouraging one another - with in-the-moment, honest, and helpful feedback aligns individuals and teams toward common goals.

CELEBRATE
Build community and authentic connections around teammates' achievements on and off the court by celebrating successes and celebrating each other.

Find meaningful ways every practice, every game, and every day to talk to your team, to give thanks, and to celebrate your team.