Mike Krzyzewski Leading with the Heart Coach Ks

Mike Krzyzewski Leading with the Heart: Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life Alyssa Kimbrough

Summary ● The book Leading with the Heart is about the methods used by Mike Krzyzewski for his basketball team at Duke University and his life experiences that lead his to his beliefs and success.

Quotes “The Fist” (communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring, pride)

Basic Information ★ Occupation○ Basketball coach ★ Family○ Spouse: Mickie Krzyzewski ○ Children: Debbie Savarino, Lindy Frasher, and Jaime Spatola ○ Parents: William Krzyzewski and Emily M. Krzyzewski ○ Coach at West Point- Bob Knight (very big influence, learned many of his strategies of basketball from him, learned a lot of organization and preparation from him too) ★ Education○ United States Military Academy (West Point) (this schooling taught him [honesty, honor, discipline] the importance of being direct or honest and respecting authority, which he taught to all of his basketball teams) (much of his foundation as a coach, as a leader, was learned from West Point) Still wears his west point class ring, represents what he wants for all of his players ★ Author○ Mike Krzyzewski, with Donald T. Phillips

Key Take Aways, Leadership ➔ Trusting Relationships and Truthfulness ◆ Coach K believes that almost everything in leadership comes back to relationships ◆ To lead people you have to understand them, or get to know them ● He demonstrated this by in the preseason he focused on getting to know every member of the team (go to his house, out to eat, goof around) (by doing this he sees their reactions and this gives them a basis of how to lead them) ◆ Relationships have to form among all members of the team (players, managers, coaches) ● “Wagon wheel” ● when every member appreciates the aspects of every other job on the team it creates strong bonds that helps the team succeed even if the leader isn’t present ◆ Leaders should always admit to their mistakes ● Acknowledging your mistakes lets people know that you are trustworthy and real ● If not the leader may seem arrogant or untrustworthy, a team with no trust could fall apart if a crisis or bad situation occurs

Key Take Aways, Leadership ➔ Rules ◆ Krzyzewski generally gives the team only one rule to live by: “Do not do anything detrimental to yourself. ” ● The upperclassmen players usually take time to let the freshmen know what is expected of them ◆ He believes that too many rules gets in the way of leadership ● People set rules to keep from decision-making ● Leaders should have flexibility instead of strict rules ➔ Communication ◆ Effective communication is manifested in talking (leaders should not assume that people will talk while doing their job) ● Leaders have to remind people to talk, Coach K teaches players at Duke to talk through repetitions, which helps the players react instantly ◆ Everybody should be communicating ● It’s important for the coach to talk to the players, and it’s equally important for the players to talk to the coach

Key Take Aways, Leadership ➔ Collective Responsibilities ◆ “We win and we lose together” ● The whole team takes responsibility for an action, win or lose. There should be no finger-pointing or blaming other players ● Use pronouns“Our”, “We”, “Us” ➔ Have Fun ◆ Having fun helps reduce pressure ● When the Blue Devils were in a really intense match Coach K would alleviate the stress by reminding them to enjoy themselves, when they remember that big game they should look back and remember it as being enjoyable ◆ Maintain a good sense of humor ● Krzyzewski would enjoy the moments with his players by telling jokes or goofing around ● He also makes certain important points by being humorous

Key Take Aways, Leadership ➔ Commitment ◆ A leader should always be committed to helping people ● The way Coach K shows his commitment to his players is to help them realize their full potential ● The players show commitment to Coach K by playing their best ◆ If the leader is committed, the players will be committed

How to apply to us? ➔ We can apply these leadership methods to our everyday lives ◆ Building relationships can benefit us especially when we are in a crisis or bad situation ◆ Always be honest to people, anything below honesty can make you seem arrogant or untrustworthy ◆ Having too many rules can be a distraction, instead use guidelines and flexibility ◆ Always remember to communicate, it can strengthen the way you understand work with others ◆ Don’t make excuses to blame others, take the responsibility together

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