Since taking over as England Manager in 2016, Gareth Southgate has taken the men’s team to their first World Cup semifinal in 28 years, defied the dreaded penalty shootout against Columbia and guided the boys to the latter stages of the newly created UEFA Nations League.

Compared to the bluster of Sam Allardyce or the cold shoulder of Fabio Capello, the reign of Gareth Southgate as England Manager has been one of positivity and cooperation, for both players and fans.

Take a leaf out of one of Southgate’s contemporaries’ book and show people they matter to the business.While managing Leicester in 2016, Claudio Ranieri took his players for pizza after every successive clean sheet.

After taking the job, Southgate organized a secret trip to a Royal Marines training camp in Devon for the England team to prepare for World Cup qualifiers.

As with this team trip, creating and protecting the time to talk at a personal level and carve out the space to simply enjoy each other’s company helps build rapport and trust.

Ban mobile phones -- this actively encourages people to talk to each other from the moment they walk in, not simply sit in silence staring at a screen waiting for the meeting to start.