Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life
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Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips, and Grant Hill
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We have only one rule here: Don’t do anything that’s detrimental to yourself. Because if it’s detrimental to you, it’ll be detrimental to our program.
The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.
When there’s a chance to make a mistake, remember that you’re part of our family. Remember that you’re not alone. And remember that whatever happens to you, happens to all of us.
I prefer to reevaluate our entire team and match the needs of the program with the strengths of the individuals running the program. I never let a person’s weakness get in the way of his strength.
Discipline is doing what you are supposed to do in the best possible manner at the time you are supposed to do it.
When you are the CEO of your own company, I want you to remember that you should still clean up your own mess.
I don’t rely very heavily on e-mail, phone messages, or memos. There’s something impersonal about them. They don’t tend to foster relationships among people. I’d rather sit down and talk.
Don’t worry about losing. Think about winning. In other words, even when you have a loss, you must ask yourself, “What is good about this?
A leader can’t be afraid to let someone else educate members of his team. They can only obtain a broader perspective by venturing out on their own.
I believe people look at things closer when they lose than when they win.