Have you ever wondered if the eccentric rituals sport teams go through before, during, and after games have any effect on their performance? Paolo Guenzi says that they can positively affect performance. In one example, the author notes that rituals can create a sense of shared identity and belonging. Intuitively, this seems to make sense, think on the number of rituals that we take for granted that act as a mechanism for creating personal and shared group identity- religious rites or sacraments, graduation ceremonies, corporate retreats, on boarding processes....

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