Coach K's "Feel-It" Moments
In his book, Great Teams, author Don Yaeger details how legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski created “feel-it” moments with the Team USA Basketball players.
In this book, Coach K is quoted, “You can try to tell people why what they do matters. You can try and show them. But people get what it means when they can feel it. Our job is to make sure that our teams always feel what it is we’re playing for.”
Krzyzewski took each team to experience different “feel-it” moments. In one instance, he took a team to visit soldiers protecting the Demilitarized Zone in Korea. Another team visited Arlington National Cemetery to understand the sacrifices that people have made for the team to be able to play and represent their country.
When we create “feel-it” moments, we create an environment of trust and connection with the members of the organization.
Think about how we can create “feel-it” moments for our team and organization.
Keep Competing.