Tale of Two Coaches Part One

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Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches Clive S. Choat Ken Blanchard College of Business, MGT-600 10 December 2013 Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches Based on our learning from week one of our class, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the leadership perspectives manifested in both Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski, coaches who have made significant marks in their field in college basketball. I hope to be able to identify the power bases both coaches rely upon, as well as whether their actions are more aligned with either a managerial role or leadership role. In addition, I hope to identify how significant the leadership traits have influenced their leadership, based on the five-factor personality model from our textbook readings, and has this affected the performance effectiveness of the coaches. I begin my report with some background information about the two coaches. Bobby Knight is the former head basketball coach for the United States Military Academy (USMA), Indiana University and Texas Tech University. Coach Knight is best described as a serious taskmaster who ran his team through the use of strict discipline, fear and intimidation. His aggressive style cost him his position after a twenty-nine year successful career at Indiana University for physically assaulting a player, the final straw in a string of violent actions he had displayed during games. In counterpoint, Mike Krzyzewski, who had served as a player under Coach Knight at USMA and an assistant coach at Indiana, is known as “Coach K”, and currently serves as head coach for the Duke University men's basketball program. Rather than using fear and intimidation, Coach K relies on providing to his players positive support, open and supportive communication, and caring support. So while they exhibit different leadership traits, they have both had
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