The 12 Leadership Principles of Dean Smith

Dean Smith coached basketball at the University of North Carolina for 36 years, winning major-college record 879 games as well as the admiration, friendship, and respect of his players and his peers. David Chadwick, who played on Smith's great Tar Heels teams in the late 196 s and early '70s, has distilled the coach's approach to life and leadership in 12 principles, each of them illustrating a key aspect of his winning philosophy. Knowing how to foster commitment, encourage positive thinking, and mesh individual efforts for a common goal are a few of the lessons explored by the 12 Leadership Principles of Dean Smith.