Coach K Case Summary

The case presented for this week about Coach Krzyzewski;s is real representation of a charismatic leadership. Coach K is one of those charismatic leader who born with the ability of persuade and change people. Everything started when we played college basketball for the United States Military Academy at West Point and met his mentor Bob Knight who was the inspirational leader who in four years saw the ability that Coach K has to impact other players on and off the court.
Coach K is truly example of someone who doesn’t want to be a manager or dictator instead he wants to be a leader who can impact your life in a positive way. He believe that a real leader don’t base everything on the fear. He defined himself as a charismatic leader with ongoing,
This was an important decision in his life because he had the opportunity to go and make a lot of money but at the same time he never would have the chance to be the leader that he is at Duke. This alternative gave him the opportunity to change young athlete life.
• The second alternative would be leave Duke and take the offer from the Angeles Lakers, with this alternative he will take the big money but he never would have the chance to be so active with his job and change players mind and attitude because most of the players in the National Basketball Association are growth men who don’t listen to the coach they are just there to make money.
• The third alternative would be have a part time job at Duke and work as mentor to the players and students and at the same time take the offer from the Los Angeles Lakers. This alternative would not be the greatest but he could consider this one if he want to take the offer from the NBA team. At the same time this offer would means that he is not completely happy about what he was doing. Also, taking this alternative he would not have enough time to be completely involved with the athletes and be a head coach from an important NBA’s