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Victory Through Teamwork and Leadership
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Using the insights, inspirations and proven principles he has applied to his legendary teams and coaching career, Mike Krzyzewski reveals clear, passionate guidelines on reaching for and achieving success. As a coach, Krzyzewski's goal and strength has been to instill motivation — for each individual and for the team — to have every individual in a positive state of mind, utilizing abilities to their fullest, and not afraid to fail. Krzyzewski details the keys to his success -- motivational techniques, leadership skills, powerful teamwork strategies, steps for building confidence, the vital impact of trust and communication — that can be applied to every level of personal and professional endeavor. Krzyzewski shares the insights he's gained not only on the basketball court, but also as part of his work with Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the recently established The Fuqua/Coach K Center of Leadership & Ethics, where Coach K serves as executive-in-residence, teaching and writing on leadership and ethics during the off-season.
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"Coach K” reveals life’s lessons taught by his parents and his own proven principles of learning, which make his college and Olympic teams inspiring examples for other organizations.
Passionate, dynamic, inspiring and coach of the current national champion Duke University men's basketball team, Mike Krzyzewski (known by fans as Coach K) is a master motivator—not only of teams, but of individuals and organizations, spurring them on to succeed beyond even their own expectations. The winningest active coach in NCAA Tournament play, Coach K has compiled an incredible record of success leading Duke's men's basketball team to 21 NCAA tournaments, 11 Final Fours (tied for second most in history) and four national championships over 30 seasons. In 2008, Coach K led the U.S. men's basketball team to an Olympic gold medal, the team's first since 2000. He will direct Team USA in the 2010 world championships in Turkey and the 2012 Olympics in London. A member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame, Coach K shows audiences how they, too, can compile winning numbers in both their professional and personal lives. Coach K maps out a clear game plan for achieving success—motivating, leading and providing powerful strategies for building confidence, trust, communication and teamwork. Like any good coach, he scouts your organization to discover how to best inspire and renew your people. Coach K is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers including Beyond Basketball: Coach K’s Keywords for Success. His most recent book is The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team. In 2009, Sporting News named Coach K one of the 50 greatest coaches of all time.
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