Applications:

Who would you rather have as your coach? Why?

Can leaders be high on both emotional control and emotional expression?

Have you witnessed coaches or players losing control?

Tournament: Emotional Expression vs. Emotional Comm! Mke Krzyzewski (Coach K) and the late John Wooden are two of the greatest basketball coaches in the history of the sport, or in any sport for that matter. Under his leadership, Duke's Blue Devils won 13 ACC Championships and 4 NCAA Tournament National Championships. And let's not forget the 2008 Summer Olympic Gold Medal the USA's men's Redeem team won under his coaching, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and another Olympic Gold Medal winning team in 2012. John Wooden coached the UCLA basketball team to 10 NCAA National Championships in 12 yearsa record unmatched by any other coach. Wooden also had four 300 seasonsno other coach has more than one. Both Mike and John have written bestselling leadership bookslet's see how their advice stacks up. Coach K is a fan of emotional expressionhis book is called Leading with the Heart (Ki-zyzewski & Phillips, 2004). In contrast, Coach Wooden, in his book, Wooden on Leadership (with Steve Jamison), emphasizes emotional control and regulation and a stoic expression. CoachKlalkstochildrenofservicemnbetsalthel'entagonaspartoftheHoopsforTmopspmgram. Source: Department of Defensem'liam D. Moss Coach K gives numerous examples throughout his book of the value of being able to identify others' emotions. This lets him know when he needs to reassure nervous players before they make crucial free throws, get the players to start thinking like a team instead of individuals, or to get them to stop acting too cocky and to start focusing on the game. In his Coach K's Tips section (Krzyzewski & Phillips, 2004, p. 115), he states, \"As a leader, you must be able to read your players\" and \"People talk to you in different waysthrough facial expressions, moods, mannerisms, body language, the tone of their voice, the look in their eyes." He believes that the team members should be \"at a high level emotionally before every contest" (p. 132). How does he accomplish this? Through emotional expression. He explains his philosophy (p. 157) this way: \"A leader also has to show the face his team needs to see. Because, before he ever utters a word, they see his face. They also see his eyes, even his walk.\" Coach K gives a good example of how Interactive Empathy can create positive moods in team membershe understands his players' moods, but he also transfers his sense of condence to them as well. As he puts it (p. 157), \"A good leader presents an image that gives condence to his team. And I make it a point to transform that image to the players by encouraging them to walk right, to stand right, to look good.\" Coach K believes in using a variety of emotional expressions: 'Tortray an image that can give your team whatever they may need at that moment: a smile, a frown, emotion, anger, a joke\" (p. 158]. Coach Wooden had quite a different philosophy about emotional expression. His approach emphasized emotional control and avoiding emotional hijacking. He gave an example early in his career where he let his emotions get out of control. When he was coaching high school, the coach of the losing team starting cussing Wooden out in ont of all of the players and parents, and Wooden responded by knocking him to the ground (Wooden, 2005, p. 111). Wooden learned from his mistakes, and he became determined to adopt a stoic, emotionless expression during games. Even his wife couldn't tell from his expressions whether his team had won or lost. When instructing his players, Wooden kept the same calm demeanor on his face, regardless of whether the team was winning or losing. He never berated players for mistakeshe simply told them what they should be doing right. In his Rules to Live By, Wooden stated, \"Control Emotion or Emotion \\Vill Control You\" (p. 114]. He explained this rule by stating, "Uncontrolled emotion or mercurial displays of temperament erode a leader's stature, lessen respect from others, and will undermine your team's eos.\" Wooden also avoided pep talks and the ups of emotional enthusiasm because he felt these would be followed by emotional downs. Instead, he focused on the details of the game and developing consistency in play. He argued that \"emotional control is a primary component of consistency\" (p. 108). Although he argued for emotional control, Coach Wooden, like Coach K, believed in empathic concern for his players. Indeed, Wooden has a whole chapter devoted to loving his players. Wooden stated (2005, p. 80), \"Although it may sound out of place in the rough-andtumble context of sports or corporate competition, I believe you must have love in your heart for the people under your leadership. I did.\" It is easy to be skeptical when you hear about famous people talking about how much they care for their players or employees, but consider this: Both Wooden and Krzyzewski turned down very lucrative deals from professional sports teams so they could continue to coach the teams they loved. Coach K reportedly turned down a. $40 million 5 year deal with part ownership, and Wooden never asked for a raise on his $35,000 a year salary (his salary in 195 alter winning 10 national championships), and he turned down an offer for 10 times as much. Applications: Who would you rather have as your coach? Why? Can leaders be high on both emotional control and emotional expression? Have you witnessed coaches or players losing control