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Title details for Leading with the Heart by Mike Krzyzewski - Available

Leading with the Heart

Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life

by Mike Krzyzewski
Donald T. Phillips
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In this informative and inspirational book, Coach K explains how he motivates peak performances from his players, relying on lessons he learned as a captain in the U.S. Army and applied over four decades as the head of Duke basketball.
Duke University's head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has proved himself a leader both on and off the court. He's led the Duke Blue Devils to five straight Final Four appearances, culminating in back-to-back championships in 1991 and '92. He has received five National Coach of the Year Awards—and many of the
players he coached in college have gone on to NBA stardom! Now Coach K offers the insights he uses to coax peak performances from his team, relying on lessons he learned as a captain in the U.S. Army, sportsmanship, respect, and a genuine gift for leading with the heart.

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  • Release date

    June 1, 2016

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781501910036
      • File size: 221562 KB
      • Duration: 07:41:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The program is about how Duke's legendary basketball coach treats his college players like family. He understands them and teaches them responsibility, honesty, integrity, and group responsibility. By leading with his heart, Coach K puts energy into developing his players' characters rather than the number of wins. He tells them to focus on the individual choices a player has instead of blaming others or competing with them. Above all, he understands loyalty and gratitude, and gives heartfelt praise for his parents and the teachers/coaches who supported him along the way. Though Coach K is a flat speaker, the program is anything but flat because his life is such a model of integrity and his story is told with moving eloquence. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Get out the steak and potatoes. Make that two steaks. Put Tape One into the cassette player. Revel in the testosterone-soaked voice of Richard M. Davidson as he confidently strides through this book. Coach K, the men's basketball coach at Duke University, has some important words for us, lessons we can learn from his success as a coach. Davidson is right there with us, using his voice to urge us on. His clear, resonant baritone makes his stories relevant and his voice alternately hardens when the team needs discipline, and softens when they've lost a tough one. Listen again. Do it. Succeed! R.I.G. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 28, 2000
      Duke basketball coach Krzyzewski, today's most successful NCAA coach, reviews significant games and key events in his career in addition to offering advice to coaches, players and everyone trying to do better in life. The son of working-class Polish immigrants, he got a scholarship to West Point, where he became an accomplished player before becoming a coach. His breezy approach is direct and simple: what's most important is working as a team toward a common goal--not necessarily to win the game, but to play the best possible game. Says Coach K, "There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring and pride." Approaching each season the same way, he extends himself to his players, encouraging them to spend time at his home and with his family, while emphasizing the importance of keeping up with academics and enjoying the overall experience of college. In fact, Krzyzewski tries to hire assistant coaches who have played for him because they're versed in on- and off-court problems. At the end of each chapter, he offers general pointers, such as that "business, like basketball, is a game of adjustments. So be ready to adjust." Although he occasionally refers to a coach as a "leader," for the most part he leaves it up to readers to connect the dots between his coaching strategies and useful business strategies.

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