The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team

The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team

Says Coach K: "In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are four words that, when said, can bring out the best in your team, your employees, and your family...<em>I BELIEVE IN YOU.</em><br><br>These four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try."<br><br>In his previous bestselling books, Coach K has guided readers to success the way he has guided his teams at Duke University - - with the power of his inspirational words and phenomenal leadership skills. <br><br><strong>But that was with college kids....</strong>.Now, Coach K has stepped up to take on an entirely new challenge - by volunteering to coach the US Olympic Basketball team. Comprised of some of the biggest NBA stars, <strong>Coach K had to work with huge egos and personal</strong> <strong>rivalries</strong> in order to create an American team that could win against the best competition in the world and restore Team USA to the gold standard of basketball.<br><br>This is more than a celebratory book - it's Coach K's first-hand account of how he dealt with such stars as Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and all the rest to buy into his "total team" play. <strong>Half a book on basketball, half a book on management techniques,</strong> THE GOLD STANDARD captures Coach K's personal style and approach to getting different (and sometimes difficult) people to work hard and succeed in reaching a common goal.<br>