Case Study: Two Coaches
Due Date: Nov 07, 2012 23:59:59 Max Points: 100
Details: Write a 500-750-word paper that analyzes the two leadership case studies, "Coach Knight: A Will to Win" and "Coach K: A Matter of the Heart." Introduction:
Leadership research has been extensively done to improve leaders in the way they lead. There are two researchers that have formed models to guide leaders in different approaches or behaviors according to the situation that he or she is in.
Address the following questions and concepts: 1) Through your review of Fiedler's contingency model, would you say that the coaches are matched to their situation? Why or why not? Has this had an impact on their effectiveness? Fiedler’s contingency model is designed to help the leader be interactive with their subordinates. The contingency model suggest that it can be determined if they will be effective in a specific setting. The two coaches that are in the case studies are effective in their approach to leadership when it comes to producing winning teams. After carefully reviewing both coaches situation it was obvious that Coach Knight would score low in the LPCs, this low score would mean that he was task driven. Then there is Coach Krzyzewski, he fits the situation where he would score a high LPC because he is motivated through relationships. Both coaches are matched well with their situation. For an example, Coach Knight¸ the highly successful basketball coach confirms Fiedler’s contingency because he is consistent in his leadership approach. Coach Knight’s intense and task-oriented technique seems unvarying. He intensely argues with referees during games and gets very upset to the point where he acts out during games. Coach Knight’s primary goal was to accomplish the task at hand and his minor needs were to build relationships while getting along with others. On the other hand, there is Coach Krzyzewski who spent time getting into his players head in order to understand their
Details: Write a 500-750-word paper that analyzes the two leadership case studies, "Coach Knight: A Will to Win" and "Coach K: A Matter of the Heart." Introduction:
Leadership research has been extensively done to improve leaders in the way they lead. There are two researchers that have formed models to guide leaders in different approaches or behaviors according to the situation that he or she is in.
Address the following questions and concepts: 1) Through your review of Fiedler's contingency model, would you say that the coaches are matched to their situation? Why or why not? Has this had an impact on their effectiveness? Fiedler’s contingency model is designed to help the leader be interactive with their subordinates. The contingency model suggest that it can be determined if they will be effective in a specific setting. The two coaches that are in the case studies are effective in their approach to leadership when it comes to producing winning teams. After carefully reviewing both coaches situation it was obvious that Coach Knight would score low in the LPCs, this low score would mean that he was task driven. Then there is Coach Krzyzewski, he fits the situation where he would score a high LPC because he is motivated through relationships. Both coaches are matched well with their situation. For an example, Coach Knight¸ the highly successful basketball coach confirms Fiedler’s contingency because he is consistent in his leadership approach. Coach Knight’s intense and task-oriented technique seems unvarying. He intensely argues with referees during games and gets very upset to the point where he acts out during games. Coach Knight’s primary goal was to accomplish the task at hand and his minor needs were to build relationships while getting along with others. On the other hand, there is Coach Krzyzewski who spent time getting into his players head in order to understand their