Beyond Basketball
by Mike Krzyzewski with Jamie K. Spatola
Forty short chapters, each on one word Coach K considers essential, adaptability, balance, care, commitment and so on, with a story for each. Simple, accessible and quick.
Read it if…
you want leadership lessons in bite-sized chapters with stories.
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Skip it if…
you want depth; each chapter is two or three pages.
Try instead: Five-Point Play →
Three things you will actually use
- Words become standards when defined.
- Care is the foundation of coaching.
- Adapt or decline.
Do this first
Pick the word you most lack and practice it for a week.
Our verdict
Forty words, forty stories.
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