The Carolina Way
by Dean Smith with Gerald D. Bell and John Kilgo
Dean Smith's philosophy, play hard, play together, play smart, applied to basketball and business, with Bell's management commentary alongside. Smith's humility and emphasis on team over star come through clearly.
Read it if…
you lead a team and want a system built on unselfishness.
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Skip it if…
you dislike the business-lesson sidebars; they break the flow.
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Three things you will actually use
- Play hard, together, smart.
- Acknowledge the assist publicly.
- The program outlasts the star.
Do this first
Institute one visible ritual of acknowledging teammates, like pointing to the passer.
Our verdict
Unselfishness as system.
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