When I was a kid I read a simple sci-fi story about an early attempt in space, maybe it was to go to the moon. It was 'very English'. The reason that I'm bringing it up here is that it explicitly included an incident where the young English hero, expecting to go into space the next day, is out at a public venue and a bully challenges him, and insists that he lick his boot (or, presumably, fight). The young hero licks the boot, because he knows that the least injury will disqualify him for the flight.

I remember this because it seemed very different than any American would possibly imagine, and different than what any American author would write!

So let's imagine that a prescient manager, aware of the frequency of verbal abuse, and of his most reactive (vulnerable) players instituted an anger management program purely so his team would WIN.