When the wolfpack travels, they put the most vulnerable and weakest members of the team up front. For our teams, these may be persons with disabilities and senior citizens who move a little slower than the rest of us. Even though they travel at a slow pace, they set the rhythm and vision of the team because we respect their accomplishments and achievements for without these warriors, we would not even exist.

The next group in the wolfpack are the strongest superstars on our team roster. Why are they in the middle and not out front if they are the best among us? They are positioned in the middle to defend from an attack they may come from the front side. They are our franchise players who have learned their skills from the feet of the group out front. Their motto is get on my back and ride my coattails to victory.

The wolves in the middle represent our most prized assets. Millennials, Gen Z’ers and younger team members make up this deep bench we are building and mentoring for the future. As our first-round draft choices and the best prospects in our minor leagues, we go to great lengths to protect them from any injury or setback that gets in the way of their budding potential. We understand that one day they will be the leaders and protectors of the pack.

The second last group in the wolfpack are the toughest wolves in the posse. They protect the group from its most vulnerable weakness- a blind side attack from the back side. Like offensive lineman in football, we pay them a lot of money to protect our most valuable players in the middle.

The last party in the wolfpack is the leader. He or she leads from behind. Why may you ask is the leader in the back of the group instead of up front? From this vantage point, they are in the best position to look after their team. Like a point guard on a basketball team, they have a full-court picture of the journey in front of the team. They see things that the rest of us cannot see due to their primetime vantage point.

They can rescue a wayward wolf who strays from the pack. They can examine the footsteps of the pack to determine if the harmony and sequence of the group is off key.

They have a keen sense about the pack and know each team member individually. They know them so well that in case they became lost, they could track them because of their familiarity with their scent.

Good teams are like wolves They feel each other through the pain of shared struggle. They are bonded by the blood, sweat, tears and mud of the journey. It is the bond that holds the team together and buoyed by a birth right that says-leave no teammate behind.