Write a 500-750-word paper that analyzes the two leadership case studies, \"Coac

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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."

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?

2) Using Situational Leadership II, provide evidence from the cases  that show whether or not there is usage of the leadership styles by the  two coaches, and adopt a position on whether or not you think the  coaches are effective from this theoretical perspective.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines......I HAVE ATTACHMENTS OF EACH CASE!!!!!

Explanation / Answer

oach Bob Knight and Coach Mike Krzyzewski are two of the most famous and most successful college coaches of all time. Each of these two men are legendary not only for their winning records, but, for their unique leadership styles, both on and off the basketball court. Coach Bob Knight became a legend as the head basketball coach at Indiana University. He is currently the the head basketball coach at Texas Tech. Coach Mike Krzyzewski has been the head basketball coach at Duke University since 1980. It is interesting to point out that these two men are connected by more than the mere fact that they are two of the most successful basketball coaches of all time. When Mike Krzyzewski played basketball his freshman year at the United States Military Academy at West Point, his head coach was Bob Knight. Together, these two men built a coach and student relationship that transformed into a working relationship of friendship and respect for each other.

While each of these two men have different leadership styles, they do share some very similar beliefs in their leadership styles for coaching. Based upon the model of Robert Katz there are a few skills that accounted for the success of each of these coaches. Coach Knight was well versed in two of the leadership traits professed by Katz, those being technical skills and conceptual skills. Coach Knight excelled at these two traits. He has the ability to know exactly what works in what situation and how to change what is not working to win a game. One skill, according to Katz

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