Mike Krzyzewski citations

“The leader has to show the face his team needs to see.”

“The freedom to grow personally, the freedom to make mistakes and learn from them, the freedom to work hard and the freedom to be yourself - these four freedoms should be guaranteed by every leader in every organization.”

“Two are better than one if two act as one. If you believe that two acting as one are better than one, just imagine what an entire team acting as one can do.”

“There are five fundamental qualities that make every team great: communication, trust, collective responsobility, caring and pride. I like to think of each as separate finger on the fist.”

“In leadership, no word is more important than trust.”

“Too many rules and too much predictability absolutely kill creativity.”

“Too many rules get in the way of leadership. They just put you in a box. People set rules to keep from making decisions.”