s of the team.Goals should be realistic and attainable.“Never set a goal that involves a number of wins - never.” Set goals that revolve aroundplaying together as a team so that the team can be good every time out. (Krzyzewski,2000, p.60).The leader must always follow the progress on a regular basis. Progress and good workhas to be rewarded and encouraged.Each goal set has to be worthy of the team’s commitment.If the leader is not fully committed to a course of action that allows use of the team’s fullcommitment, then the leader needs to change his course of action.Every Season Is a Journey“Every season is a journey. Live it with exuberance and excitement. Live it right”(Krzyzewski, 2000, p.64).II. Regular Season Ch 5: TeamworkThe Fist“There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust,collective responsibility, caring, and pride. I like to think of each as a separate finger onthe fist. Any one individual is important. But all of them together are unbeatable”(Krzyzewski, 2000, p.65).“Any one fist can break any one finger. Therefore, your goal as a leader should be tocreate a dominant team where all five fingers fit together into a powerful fist”(Krzyzewski, 2000, p.70).CommunicationThe leader and members of the team have to be able to adjust on the run so not to missany great scoring opportunities.Confidence shared with other members of the team is better than confidence only inyourself.Don’t hire individuals solely for their technical merits, but rather look and see how wellthey function as a team member in a team environment. “Communication is just asimportant as technical ability” (Krzyzewski, 2000, p.74).At the beginning of each year, look for the communicator on the teamTrustTrust is the most important word in leadership.Confrontation is good. In confrontation, you are just meeting the truth face-to-face.Teach the pr...
