Sport has long been fascinated with the importance of culture. More recently, as "psychological safety" has entered the lexicon of the performance world, attention has also turned to the environment or the broader set of conditions in which the culture exists. And the data suggests that the environment has an outsized impact on individual performance and behavior.

But we're missing a key ingredient in our understanding of culture and environment - the role the individual plays in shaping their experience of and operating within that environment.

The environment isn't a thing we walk into when we enter the building.