Leadership Article Summary.

The article I chose is about the difference in Leadership styles in hotels in different places. For example America compared to Australia. Australia gets their leadership styles from different places, and so does America. In the article they talk about hospitality and how hospitality in Australia was most influential.

The article covers educational/ethical leadership. The author says that leadership is thought about the same in most places, but the way they go about the leadership is different. In countries other than America, they are more polite and initiate leadership in different ways. I think the author is trying to reach older/middle-aged people. I think it will affect anyone who works in hotels or that type of work place. It will affect a large population if it were read in like a big setting, maybe at a place where hotel owners and workers get together? Or it could be required by workers to act in this manner, then it would make people more happy and satisfied by the hotel employees attitudes and manners. This is an important article about leadership because people daily have to deal with hotel employees and owners, and we all know that they don't always have the best attitudes. So maybe this could make a difference in that "industry".
I think this article is beneficial for people who work in hotels and all but I don't think that it would actually have an impact on the people who read it because the way people act, especially if they are older people, aren't going to change for anyone.

MSI Weekly Article

http://news.aol.com/article/gas-mask-bra-bottle-breaking-research/700654

This article is about a ceremony which "spoofs" or makes fun of the Nobel Prizes held every October. Harvard students and very respected professionals in their fields get together and invent things that are spoofing awards and inventions that the real Nobel Prizes are awarding. One of the inventions was a gas mask bra, another was an invention proving that cows with names produce more milk.

This is news because of the oddity of it. You wouldn't expect professionals to make fun of such a classy ceremony, you'd expect them to want to be apart of it. But it's good that they can have a sense of humor about it and give the college students some entertainment. It doesn't really effect anyone, it's just a story that will make people smile or chuckle when they read it.

I think this is a good idea for Harvard to do because it gives the students a chance to express themselves while making fun of prestigious awards. Some may think its wrong that they're making fun of it but they're not doing anything wrong so it's fine.

This is my 4th blog and I am reallllll tired.

1. A quote that I had a reaction to that Coach K said was, "I believe God gave us crises for some reason-and it certainly wasn't for us to say that everything about them is bad. A crisis can be a momentous time for a team to grow-if a leader handles it properly." I really like this quote, because I honestly feel that way about everything thing. When something happens, even if it doesn't turn it good, you have to smile because it happened in the first place. You enjoyed it while it lasted and you have those memories to look back on and learn from the mistakes you made that are making it not work out now.
2. I think a lot of basketball coaches go by these traits. I don't know anyone personally who goes by any of these traits, but I would think that the tips and leadership things Coach K describes in here would be the same for them. For example when a player gets hurt, your parent mode sort of comes on, then when the player is taken care of you're back to being a leader and after that incident you have more of a drive to get your players back out there and get that win.
3. I personally don't think leadership itself is very important, because it isn't mandatory to be a leader to be live, but if you want to make good money and do something bigger with your life you need to have good teamwork skills and a team always needs a leader. It is important for us to look at what others do as leaders for inspiration because we don't know what to do already on our own.

Blog 3

1. The things I find interesting are the stories that Coach Krzyzewski shares throughout the book. For example one about a basketball game against Clemson where one of his players was injured. He was worried about the player but he couldn't act like what he called a "concerned parent", he had to be a leader. He had to call the plays that would make sure none of his other players would get hurt but make sure they still play hard and win.

2. Some traits that the leader of my book has talked about being important are communication, trust, responsibility, pride, and caring. He says that each one separately is important but all of them together are "unbeatable"

3. "Well if you're always striving to achieve a success that is defined by someone else, I think you will always be frustrated." I think this quote is important because most people have a someone they look up to or whose goals they'd like to achieve or exceed. But if that is the only thing that you try for you will end up getting frustrated if you can't achieve that. So you should set your own lower goal to work towards that is more realistic and achievable.

4. There was a time that I was in a situation where there was going to be alcohol involved. I'm against drinking, so I wasn't comfortable with staying where these actions were taking place. Everyone wanted me to stay and have fun, but that was just against my morals so I had to leave. When I think back to it now, I had two options. I could have stayed back to keep my friends safe while they were drinking, or take myself completely out of the situation; and I took myself out of the situation.

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

1. So far this book kind of confuses me. He mostly tells stories about his time at Duke University, but they don't really tie in to leadership. The book is more about ways to get things going or how to run a basketball team, than how to be a leader. One thing it does do a good job of show though, is ethics. Mike Krzyzewski doesn't want his players to just scrape by in college, he wants them all to graduate and wants them all to love basketball. He says that if a player comes and doesn't plan on graduating or does anything to affect his schoolwork, he should not come to Duke University. One part that stuck out to me was in the second chapter when he talks about twelve years old and forming a basketball team at school.
2. So far my views on leadership have not changed.
3. I haven't really been put into a leadership situation. I'm a shy person and am not usually the person to step up and take charge for anything.
4. "Leaders have to search for the heart on a team, because the person who has it can bring out the best in everyone else." Coach K. This makes me think that even though I am shy and not very confident, I should try to be a leader if I have a good heart because I can make the people around me do good things also.

First Posttttt!

My book is called "Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life." This book is by Mike Krzyzeweski with Donald T. Phillips. The book talks about Coach Krzyzeweski's struggles and triumphs in basketball while coaching Duke University. In this book there are some tips for basketball and team building.
Whether the author is qualified to write a book about leadership is different to each person.
So far in the book there are experiences from Mike Krzyzeweski, experiences hes gone through with his team and other experiences hes had in his life so far.