In honor of the NBA playoffs, we have decided to go with basketball themed blogs, and how could we write blogs without mentioning Kobe. Kobe is one of the greatest basketball players of all time (being a Bulls fan, I won't say he's as good as Jordan), but with greatness comes controversy. Over the past few years, Kobe has been great and not necessarily fair to his teammates.

During these playoffs though, there has been a change. He constantly congratulates his teammates and only has good things to say (even when a reporter asked him what he thought of Artest's shot in a game versus the Suns). What caused this change?

Well, from a business perspective, it has to be related to the fact that teams perform better when they work together; it's part of the definition. It takes time to change and constant positive reinforcement, and as a sales manager, you should be helping your employees along. Provide them with constant feedback and encouragement, and you'll start to see your sales revenues rise, just like Kobe's fan base.