Building the culture Fangio wants doesn't involve smoke, mirrors or style. How it happens is simple.

"By improving the play," Fangio said. "There is no magic potion or magic dust that you sprinkle around the building or sprinkle in the locker room, other than playing better -- both as individuals and as a group -- and that will result in more wins and now all of a sudden, your culture's better."

While ultimate success is a black-and-white equation, getting there is more subtle. That starts by making sure he gets his message across to his players, which is not something that can be neatly placed into a template.

"That's an intangible there. That's not a black-and-white equation that has a finite answer to it," Fangio said. "Your dealings with every player is different in and of itself, dealings with a whole unit -- offense and defense -- and now the team.

"I think you just be honest with the players, be direct, make it simple and show them examples of how it should be done. If you can improve the player as a player, then everything else falls into place."