Leading With the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life

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Jay Bilas, for instance, once told me that he could never remember questioning me or my commitment to the things I was saying to him and the other players. If the answer to that question is, "Yes, we should have a team," then we should have the best damn team we can possibly have. And when I got to the house, my mom would be waiting up-not to check on me, but to talk to me a little bit. Nothing too mind blowing but plenty of good frameworks and inspiring to ride shotgun for building such an epic program. I really enjoyed how he talked about how he got his team ready for the four national championships he won.

In this book, Coach K talks about the types of players he wants to coach, and what type of leader he want to be. I was first introduced to the world of Coach K while engrossed in the captivating documentary film, "The Redeem Team.Then I'll usually pop in with something like: "Just remember, the managers are part of our team-as is everyone here. It shows not only that the leader cares, but that he also might know a little something about the employee's personal life. S. Military Academy playing under Coach Bobby Knight, Krzyzewski first learned that coaching meant more than showing players what to do and how to do it. As I reached the midway point of the book, it struck me that the essence of Coach K's message could have been succinctly encapsulated in a long-form essay, and it would have retained its impact just as effectively. Even though our first formal practice is still six weeks away, I'm already comfortable with the kids on the team.

It meant building an emotional bond of trust that gives his players the confidence and freedom to succeed both on and off the court. Most of the time, they won't quibble with me-and they certainly can't hide their feelings from what their eyes reveal. Some of these values include sticking to your plans and holding onto your commitments, learning how to adjust quickly and which things change, and taking responsibility for the performance of your team. He then goes on to talk about how he changed big games that he played in just by remaining calm in exotic situations. General Rogers eventually became the Army Chief of Staff and the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.All the messages and lessons from this book are valuable not only for me but for my clients as well. Bestselling author Don Phillips brings history alive with his trilogy on American leadership ( The Founding Fathers on Leadership , Lincoln on Leadership , Martin Luther King, Jr. I believe this book relates to my AmeriCorps year by providing me with some very useful leadership lessons. It frequently hits enough emotional chords/heartstrings to give one goosebumps or shivers in the presence of something so good. That's because for nearly an hour-and for the first time-I've been interacting with them as a group rather than only as individuals.

Der Kern seines Ansatzes ist es, als Anführer (leader klingt im englischen Buch bedeutend treffender) zwar die absolute Verantwortung für sein Team zu übernehmen, dabei aber so wenig wie möglich in das, was das Team tut einzugreifen. In his more than twenty years coaching the Blue Devils, Coach Mike Krzyzewski has made his program the most admired in the nation, with back-to-back national championships in '91, '92, and again in 2001, and ten Final Four appearances since 1986.Time management is a lesson that the students learn through us-not only as it relates to them individually, but as it pertains to a group. I am convinced that his words hold great wisdom, and I find myself in agreement with numerous points he articulates. Führungskräften, Lehrern, Coaches und jedem, der andere Menschen beeinflussend durch ihr Leben begleitet.