Review of Leading with the Heart by Coach K

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I am going to start by looking at "Leading with the Heart" and trying to extrapolate examples reflective of Transformational Theories. With the Transformation Leadership Theory, Burns talks about morality, motivation and a leaders values as guideposts. Tichy and Devanna state that leaders make an impact and change. There are numerous examples of Coach K talking about the morals and values he was taught as a kid growing up Chicago, to his time at West Point and how those things and his journey have shaped him into the man he became. With Transformation Leadership, one of the specific characteristics is being about the group rather than the one individual. Coach K talks about building trusting relationships so that the group can go on and be sustained and successes if something was to happen to a key member or the leadership. Successful teamwork can be built and maintained if the leadership builds trust, encourages and promotes collective responsibility, caring and pride within the group. All of these components combined (trust, responsibility, caring, pride) can also all work together for another Transformation Leadership characteristic, leadership being elevating. When the leadership works to incorporate and put in place these ideas, one can begin to elevate the group to be better than what they were. In doing so, ties into another Transformation Leadership characteristic, being morally purposefully. This is defined as the ability to raise followers to a higher moral plane, serves to motivate and renew. Coach K gave examples where he could lead without saying a word, but with his actions, his eye to eye contact. He could have chosen to yell at the team but rather he said nothing and lead by his actions. His team we motivated by those actions that they rose to a higher level and accomplished what they needed to accomplish

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