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Building Teams for Sports, Business, and Life.By Paul Azinger & Dr. Ron Braund.The U.S. Ryder Cup team ended nearly a decade of European dominance in 2008 by laying aside their individual pursuits and bonding like brothers on golf's greatest stage. Inspired by team-building techniques from Navy SEALs, Paul Azinger divided the team into small groups. With guidance from corporate team-building specialist and licensed family therapist Ron Braund, he placed golfers in pods based on their personality types rather than their golf games. Azinger and Braund reveal how the U.S. team overcame their underdog status to bring the Cup back to American shores offering team-building techniques that apply to sports, business, and beyond.