Coach K..

I saw this story: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7233558 on Coach Mike Krzyzewski about how he has been using the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling to inspire his teams for decades. I took this poem to of of the bible studies I lead and asked them what they thought. Four hours later we had only unpacked the first 2 sentences along with paralleling it with scripture. The Duke Men's basketball program has produced some of the finest NBA players, NCAA coaches,  and more importantly leaders in our culture today. Coach K understands the value of Leadership is so much more important that cutting down nets. I love it he says "If you can learn to be a steady person at all times...that is how you sustain excellence"!!! Great Leaders have learned to "ASK" their team to do something instead "Telling" them. As their leader, if you have invested in your players as much as you should have, they will respond.