The Gold Standard
by Mike Krzyzewski with Jamie K. Spatola
How Coach K built the 2008 US Olympic basketball team from a group of superstars into a team: standards set together, roles accepted, and culture built in weeks. The most useful of his books for leaders of talented, independent people.
Read it if…
you lead highly talented people who do not naturally subordinate themselves.
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Skip it if…
you want his college coaching philosophy.
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Three things you will actually use
- Let the team set the standards.
- Stars accept roles when the mission is bigger than them.
- Culture can be built fast with the right process.
Do this first
Have your team write its own standards together and sign them.
Our verdict
Leading stars into a team.
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