Steve Waugh says that when he was captain, he treated players ‘equally but differently’. Since each person in the team is different and comes with his/her strengths and weaknesses as well as his/her own likes and dislikes, the leader needs to personalise his approach to suit the person. Yet, when it comes to team ethics, discipline, training and the like, the rules are the same, irrespective of whether you are the star player or the senior most team member. Those rules are the non-negotiables.
