Episode two of Off The Ball's 'Leaders Questions with Stuart Lancaster' featured Kiwi, Owen Eastwood - a sports consultant and lawyer.
Having worked with sports teams around the world including the England national football team, the South African cricket team and his extensive research into the history of the All Blacks, Eastwood joined us on the show to share his knowledge of building winning culture in team environments.
To illustrate his point, he used the example of the All Blacks culture of winning and sustained high standards - the Southern Hemisphere side have won back-to-back Rugby World Cups since 2011.
"One of the great things about the All Blacks culture is that it doesn't chop and change, there are some continuous aspects to it that are maintained by different generations of leaders and captains," he told Stuart Lancaster and Ger Gilroy.
"Maori people have a particular view of the world where they see themselves as an individual part of an unbreakable chain of people back to the very first ancestor and into the future, to the end of time.
"The key thing about the Maori way of life is to inherit and understand what it is that has come before you in terms of culture - your identity, what's your purpose, who are your heroes.
"Your moment in the sun will be to uphold that culture and, critically, to pass it on to those who come after you."
He continued: "The All Blacks' culture helps them feel connected to the teams that came before them.
"I'm sure Richie McCaw would be able to reel off number sevens going all the way back to 1905. Probably most players would be able to do that."
The Haka: A ceremonial ritual made famous by New Zealand and part of the rich tradition and heritage that engulf the national rugby team. Image: Niall Carson/PA Wire/PA Images
Eastwood went on to point out that some of the methods by which New Zealand prepared for games and build unity within a group still endure to this day.
Their methods, he says, are almost indistinguishable to practices of the modern era.
"Leadership groups are seen as some fantastic, modern, enlightened invention from coaches.
"In 1924, when the All Blacks came over on their boat to the UK for their Invincibles tour, they had a player leadership group.
"Not only that, on the boat on the way over the captain got each of the players to sit in front of the team and explain what they saw are the critical elements of their position - which would be followed by a team discussion.
"The players then shared their vision for the tour - what they wanted to achieve personally and for the team.
"That's nearly 100 years ago."
You can catch the full interview below.
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