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Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323077 EAN: 9780142800461 Edition: Unabridged Format: Audiobook, Unabridged ISBN: 0142800465 Label: Penguin Audio Manufacturer: Penguin Audio Number Of Items: 9 Number Of Pages: 8 Publication Date: February 02, 2004 Publisher: Penguin Audio Release Date: January 29, 2004 Studio: Penguin Audio Editorial Review: Product Description: For forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success. Now, in The Carolina Way, he explains his coaching philosophy and shows readers how to apply it to the leadership and team-building challenges they face in their own lives. In his wry, sensible, wise way, Coach Smith takes us through every aspect of his program, illustrating his insights with vivid stories. Accompanying each of Coach Smiths major points is a Player Perspective from a former North Carolina basketball star and an in-depth Business Perspective from Gerald D. Bell, a world-renowned leadership consultant and a professor at UNCs Kenan-Flagler Business School. The keystones of Coach Smiths coaching philosophy are widely applicable and centrally relevant to building successful teams of any kind. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great IdeaI enjoyed how he would explain a concept then relate it to the business world, and finally give an example of how the concept helped on the court. Rating: - top ten bookI have enjoyed this book and have given it to friends and family on several occasions. This is not a book about basketball, but uses the sport to illustrate leadership priniples. Each chapter discusses a leadership concept and is broken into three parts- Coach Smith's insight, a player discussing how the concept affected him, and a business angle. This is easily in the top five books written about leadership! Rating: - Must Read for College Basketball fanDean Smith's book The Tarheel Way was a great read. This book is for kids 12 and up. Unlike many sports books it relates sports to the real world. Dean Smith and his co-writers do a great job of that. Dean Smith's book talks about the way he ran his basketball team. Dean Smith was all about life lessons and how basketball related to the real world. He does a great job of explaining the recruiting process in his book. He also talks about players leaving early for the NBA and he ... Read More Rating: - Excellent Team BuilderThis book is more than your typical sports book. Sure, it's filled with stories about games, seasons, and individual players. Each chapter starts out with Coach Smith explaining a particular aspect of his coaching methodology. A Player's Perspective follows outlining how the particular aspect and Dr. Bell relates the aspect to the modern workplace. This book is all about building teams. The Carolina Way can be summed up by these words: Play Hard; Play Together; Play Smart. For example, ... Read More Rating: - One of a Kind CoachDean Smith is without a doubt one of the best college basketball coaches in the history of the NCAA. I think the win total speaks for itself, and in this book he tells just how he has made it to that milestone. He gives details on his philosophy and past players weigh in on Smith's coaching. This is good for any young coaches out there, or just basketball fans in general. This book is a must have for anyone that loves basketball. |
