false 63285 2 1 male Pennsylvania, 1947/02/13 226226 0446676780 9780446676786 30 <![CDATA[Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172869714m/226226.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172869714s/226226.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/226226.Leading_with_the_Heart_Coach_K_s_Successful_Strategies_for_Basketball_Business_and_Life 4.02 103 Leading with the Heart, Krzyzewski reviews the lessons he's learned as basketball coach at Duke University, and tries to universalize them so they translate to any leadership position. For example, he writes, "Adjustments are not unusual, they are usual. So a leader's ability to think on his feet ... to do things without instruction ... is of paramount importance." Makes sense, as does this admonition: "When teaching, always remember this simple phrase: 'You hear, you forget. You see, you remember. You do, you understand.'"

The book has four sections--"Preseason," "Regular Season," "Postseason," and "All-Season"--and each of those has four chapters. Each chapter begins with three quotes ("Too many rules get in the way of leadership" leads off chapter 1), and ends with bulleted tips summing up the chapter's message. Between the quotes and the bullet points are anecdotes about Duke basketball games and (occasionally) Krzyzewski's life outside basketball. What you come away with is an understanding of why Krzyzewski is a great basketball coach, why former Duke assistants such as Tommy Amaker and Quin Snyder are probably going to become great basketball coaches, and how anyone who's currently a coach can become a better coach. It would be great if other types of managers in other types of businesses could incorporate these lessons in compassionate, focused, highly flexible leadership, but it seems unlikely. Most managers in business rise through the ranks not because of their ability to lead or inspire but because of their knowledge and competence (if not their connections). On the other hand, it would be nice if each of us, just once, could work for someone like Coach K, someone who could push the right buttons and lead us to our own version of the Final Four. Not likely, but a pretty sweet fantasy. --Lou Schuler

]]> 63285 3.95 234 57 832 3.83 506 121 2001 226225 044658049X 9780446580496 10 <![CDATA[Beyond Basketball: Coach K's Keywords for Success]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172869714m/226225.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172869714s/226225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/226225.Beyond_Basketball_Coach_K_s_Keywords_for_Success 3.68 47 63285 3.95 234 57 2006 226227 0446530603 9780446530606 5 <![CDATA[Five-Point Play: The Story of Duke's Amazing 2000-2001 Championship Season]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172869714m/226227.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172869714s/226227.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/226227.Five_Point_Play_The_Story_of_Duke_s_Amazing_2000_2001_Championship_Season 4.09 34 63285 3.95 234 57 832 3.83 506 121 2001 6033770 0446544078 9780446544078 9 <![CDATA[The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256002489m/6033770.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256002489s/6033770.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6033770.The_Gold_Standard_Building_a_World_Class_Team 3.67 15 I BELIEVE IN YOU.

These four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try."

In his previous bestselling books, Coach K has guided readers to success the way he has guided his teams at Duke University - - with the power of his inspirational words and phenomenal leadership skills.

But that was with college kids.....Now, Coach K has stepped up to take on an entirely new challenge - by volunteering to coach the US Olympic Basketball team. Comprised of some of the biggest NBA stars, Coach K had to work with huge egos and personalrivalries in order to create an American team that could win against the best competition in the world and restore Team USA to the gold standard of basketball.

This is more than a celebratory book - it's Coach K's first-hand account of how he dealt with such stars as Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and all the rest to buy into his "total team" play. Half a book on basketball, half a book on management techniques, THE GOLD STANDARD captures Coach K's personal style and approach to getting different (and sometimes difficult) people to work hard and succeed in reaching a common goal.
]]> 63285 3.95 234 57 132414 3.64 22 11 2009 2207198 0446581879 9780446581875 2 <![CDATA[Beyond Basketball: Coach K's Keywords for Success]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2207198.Beyond_Basketball_Coach_K_s_Keywords_for_Success 3.57 7 63285 3.95 234 57 132414 3.64 22 11 2007 1826416 0446526266 9780446526265 0 <![CDATA[Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188882153m/1826416.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188882153s/1826416.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1826416.Leading_with_the_Heart_Coach_K_s_Successful_Strategies_for_Basketball_Business_and_Life 4.20 5 Leading with the Heart, Krzyzewski reviews the lessons he's learned as basketball coach at Duke University, and tries to universalize them so they translate to any leadership position. For example, he writes, "Adjustments are not unusual, they are usual. So a leader's ability to think on his feet ... to do things without instruction ... is of paramount importance." Makes sense, as does this admonition: "When teaching, always remember this simple phrase: 'You hear, you forget. You see, you remember. You do, you understand.'"

The book has four sections--"Preseason," "Regular Season," "Postseason," and "All-Season"--and each of those has four chapters. Each chapter begins with three quotes ("Too many rules get in the way of leadership" leads off chapter 1), and ends with bulleted tips summing up the chapter's message. Between the quotes and the bullet points are anecdotes about Duke basketball games and (occasionally) Krzyzewski's life outside basketball. What you come away with is an understanding of why Krzyzewski is a great basketball coach, why former Duke assistants such as Tommy Amaker and Quin Snyder are probably going to become great basketball coaches, and how anyone who's currently a coach can become a better coach. It would be great if other types of managers in other types of businesses could incorporate these lessons in compassionate, focused, highly flexible leadership, but it seems unlikely. Most managers in business rise through the ranks not because of their ability to lead or inspire but because of their knowledge and competence (if not their connections). On the other hand, it would be nice if each of us, just once, could work for someone like Coach K, someone who could push the right buttons and lead us to our own version of the Final Four. Not likely, but a pretty sweet fantasy. --Lou Schuler

]]> 63285 3.95 234 57 832 3.83 506 121 2000 226230 1892129264 9781892129260 0 <![CDATA[Coach K's Little Blue Book: Fire, Fact, and Insight from College Basketball's Best Coach]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172869715m/226230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172869715s/226230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/226230.Coach_K_s_Little_Blue_Book_Fire_Fact_and_Insight_from_College_Basketball_s_Best_Coach 3.80 5 63285 3.95 234 57 2000 226234 0967841720 9780967841724 0 <![CDATA[Winning Hoops with Coach K on CD ROM]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172869817m/226234.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172869817s/226234.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/226234.Winning_Hoops_with_Coach_K_on_CD_ROM 5.00 2 Let Coach "K" of Duke University offer you inside training information that you could only get one-on-one elsewhere. This training CD ROM is a two CD set, that provides hours of training information on all aspects of the game

Disc One Provides an overview of various video clips filmed with Coach K and his players. Learn Ball Handling, Passing, Shooting, Rebounding, and various other aspects of the game. Coach K goes one-on-one with you to provide a complete training session as if you were actually there.

Disc Two offers an in-depth analysis of Offense, Defense, Individual Workouts, and Ask the Coach. This is an excellent tool that provides solid fundamentals and great drills. A nice product for both Coach and Athlete, plus anyone looking to excel at the game of basketball.

Now you have the ability to receive top quality information on your time. Simply enjoy this full interactive program that offers you hours of full motion video and countless hours of wisdom right at your fingertips. There has never been a better time to purchase this one of a kind product, knowing that this is currently one of only two products like this in the world. Learn from the best, and become the best coach you can.

]]> 63285 3.95 234 57 1996 6664481 0 <![CDATA[The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6664481-the-gold-standard 4.00 1 I BELIEVE IN YOU.

These four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try."

In his previous bestselling books, Coach K has guided readers to success the way he has guided his teams at Duke University - - with the power of his inspirational words and phenomenal leadership skills.

But that was with college kids.....Now, Coach K has stepped up to take on an entirely new challenge - by volunteering to coach the US Olympic Basketball team. Comprised of some of the biggest NBA stars, Coach K had to work with huge egos and personalrivalries in order to create an American team that could win against the best competition in the world and restore Team USA to the gold standard of basketball.

This is more than a celebratory book - it's Coach K's first-hand account of how he dealt with such stars as Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and all the rest to buy into his "total team" play. Half a book on basketball, half a book on management techniques, THE GOLD STANDARD captures Coach K's personal style and approach to getting different (and sometimes difficult) people to work hard and succeed in reaching a common goal.
]]> 63285 3.95 234 57 2009 7083655 160024677X 9781600246777 0 <![CDATA[The Gold Standard]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7083655-the-gold-standard 0.0 0 63285 3.95 234 57 3132930 0.0 0 0 2009