In general we are pack animals.
I always enjoy a good double entendre. When I read this it immediately brought to mind the many nights spent over projects trying to make deadlines. Pack animals, as in, beasts of burden bearing the load…
I did not receive much “praise” as a child, and to this day have a hard time accepting any kind of compliment. I guess it’s just a deeply ingrained lack of understanding on my part. That said, there is management philosophy I’ve found productive; praise in public; punish (criticize) in private.