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Coach K Teaches Values-Driven Leadership

Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski is the winningest coach in men’s college basketball history. For the first time, he’s sharing the secrets to building an environment conducive to success. Learn how to read body language, deliver difficult feedback, and identify talent. Whether on the court or in the office, you’ll be confident exercising leadership strategies that influenced players like Kobe Bryant and Shane Battier.
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17 Episodes
  • Coach K Teaches Values-Driven Leadership
    E1
    Episode 1Coach K Teaches Values-Driven LeadershipLegendary coach Mike Krzyzewski—best known as Coach K—teaches values-driven leadership. With five national championships and three olympic gold medals, the winningest coach in NCAA history helps you develop a personalized path to success.
  • Define Your Core Values
    E2
    Episode 2Define Your Core ValuesDefine the core principles of your organization: Learn how Coach K aligned his personal objectives with those of his teams through an impromptu “values meeting.”
  • Cultivate a Winning Team Culture
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    Episode 3Cultivate a Winning Team CultureCoach K shares how to develop team culture by building trust and setting standards—not rules. Create collective responsibility for every member of your team to work toward a common goal.
  • Time-Out: Own Your Team Culture
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    Episode 4Time-Out: Own Your Team CultureCoach K takes a time-out with one of his former captains, NBA champion Shane Battier, to discuss the qualities of the Duke basketball team and Team USA that contributed to their success.
  • Making Reads: Adapt to the Situation
    E5
    Episode 5Making Reads: Adapt to the SituationLearn what legendary Coach Bobby Knight called the “motion offense” by making game-time decisions on and off the court.
  • Read Your People: Body Language & Nonverbal Communication
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    Episode 6Read Your People: Body Language & Nonverbal CommunicationHear Coach K’s experience working with Kevin Durant on using body language as a powerful form of nonverbal communication.
  • Time-Out: The Ultimate Motion Offense
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    Episode 7Time-Out: The Ultimate Motion OffenseIn this lesson, Coach K and Shane Battier discuss the process of making the critical decisions that led their team to the national championship.
  • Teams Fail Without Effective Communication
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    Episode 8Teams Fail Without Effective CommunicationIn this lesson, Coach K breaks down the elements of effective communication, including ways to maximize messaging and run an effective meeting.
  • Leading With Emotion
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    Episode 9Leading With EmotionLearn when it’s appropriate to use emotions—and when it’s not. In this lesson, Coach K introduces the concept of “next play” and how it motivated Duke players to keep moving forward.
  • Time-Out: Planning Your Next Play
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    Episode 10Time-Out: Planning Your Next PlayTaking leadership lessons from the court to the conference room, Coach K and Shane Battier discuss how to navigate moments of transition in your life and career.
  • Recruit & Retain All-Star Talent
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    Episode 11Recruit & Retain All-Star TalentCoach K shares his approach to recruitment and retention for the Duke basketball organization. Learn how to appeal to candidates by considering their priorities as whole people.
  • Improve Individual Performance
    E12
    Episode 12Improve Individual PerformanceLearn how to improve the skills of the best people on your team and inspire them to become even better. With individual growth opportunities, self-critique, and humility, your team can achieve collective improvement.
  • Give Feedback
    E13
    Episode 13Give FeedbackIn this lesson, learn how to give feedback and recognition, and navigate difficult conversations that can determine the success of your team.
  • Develop Emerging Leaders
    E14
    Episode 14Develop Emerging LeadersEstablish a tiered approach to your organization’s structure that supports early leaders and accommodates upward mobility.
  • Time-Out: Create a Legacy of Leadership
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    Episode 15Time-Out: Create a Legacy of LeadershipCoach K reflects on the environment that gave Shane Battier the confidence to step up as a leader of the Duke basketball team.
  • Make a Habit of Motivation
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    Episode 16Make a Habit of MotivationLearn how to use tone, time, place, and emotion to elevate your team’s performance. Coach K shares his memory of preparing Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and the other members of Team USA to compete at the 2008 Olympic games.
  • Bounce Back From a Loss
    E17
    Episode 17Bounce Back From a LossSeize the moment. In this final lesson, Coach K shares how suffering a loss can teach you more than getting a win.
 
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