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 enlarge | Authors: Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips
Publisher: Business Plus
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 13610
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 0446676780
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
EAN: 9780446676786
ASIN: 0446676780
Publication Date: March 1, 2001
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 Phenomenal leadership book September 24, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have read this book and reviewed my notes several times and everytime I gain something new from it. Fantastic book on leadership and thought process of building a team that will excel.
 THE worst book I have read by any coach August 23, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am a professional College Coach. I have read Coach K's book and I found it to be the worst book I have ever read. The book repeats itself over and over again. Almost like he doesn't have anything really to say so he filled the book with filler. Nothing in the book made me go wow. Nothing was new to the coaching or leading world. Save your money and get a real book on Leadership.
I do not know one Coach in the NCAA world that has not read this book. And I can say that the majority of people agree with me. The ones that don't are just big Coach K or Duke fans.
I am not a UCLA fan in anyway. But I found that John Wooden's book to be more thoughtful and helpful.
Skip this book and find books on Leadership in the business world. Coach K is a great coach, but he can't write a book. And lets be honest it is not hard to coach the 10 best College players like Duke has. It is harder to coach the 10 worst. And that is what we all are looking to get advice from.
 Unless you are a B-Ball fan... July 5, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Skip it. Or check it out at the library. I found this book to be so-so. Not any advice you haven't heard before, and too much reminiscing about Duke's good old days.
Thanks for writing this book Coach! May 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I liked this so much I ordered Coach K's Beyond Basketball. What a gift.
5 Star Leadership from the Sports Perspective! January 16, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Coach K presents his approach for the "storming, performing, and norming" that he performs every season (!) as he takes new recruits and melds them into a national team. This book is a great way to see team building and management from the sports perspective. HIGHLY recommended for its heartfelt, pragmatic advice!
Some great quips (a few paraphrased) include:
* The deal is - there won't be any deals.
* People make rules to keep from making decisions.
* I'm not going to promise you anything. You have to come in, work hard, and earn everything you receive.
* Look for good kids with strong character, not necessarily great talent, but great individuals who are willing to be part of a team.
* Dislike job descriptions, they tend to put people in boxes and hold them back from realizing their true potential.
* Leader has to assess the quality of the team, set the standards, of excellence, and then work with the team to achieve that standard.
* What a leader does now sets up for later. And there is always a later.
* Want the team to get better every day. The rest will take care of itself.
* Change things up; don't do the same thing each year.
* Almost everything comes back to relationships.
* Nothing demonstrates that you care about people then spending time with them.
* The only way you can lead people is to understand people. The best way to understand them is to get to know them better.
* Some feel discipline is a dirty word, it only means doing what you should, when you should, in the best way.
* Fellas, I am the truth. At any time, I can and will tell you where you stand and how you're doing.
* We must be honest with each other, there is no other way.
* A leader has to know who he is, what he stands for. Also he has to say it, demonstrate it, and mean it.
* There are a lot of commonsense advantages to running a team like a family - honesty, strength, caring, but one of the greatest is that you are never alone.
...and check out the book for a whole lot more!
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