Rituals for Work: 50 Ways to Create Engagement, Shared Purpose, and a Culture that Can Adapt to Change

by Kursat Ozenc

the actions of physically going through rituals help people feel satisfied and in control.9 The ritual actions regulate people's emotions, keeping them calm.

a manager, for example, who's mandating that her team do a particular ritual for the betterment of the group, will not see that ritual succeed. If anything, it will backfire. Rituals are organic products that happen when people come together and rally around a shared goal or identity.

It seems like this negates the purpose of this book, unless we’re to say that ritual creation is strictly for personal use.