Coachk Effective Communication
One example of effective communication by a leader and one example of ineffective communication
Effective communication: Coach K convincing young NBA Players that they can win the FIBA Championship this year. Result: They won the Championship for the first time since 1994, more fans appreciate coach K’s career achievements.
I believe Coach K did an excellent job of using effective communication in this scenario because he accomplished a task that was not achieved by the USA Basketball team since 1994. Coach K used effective communication by motivating his team, trusting them, and giving them clear direct directions without overloading them. He motivated them by telling them about historical US events that had happened
on that day to convince them to play better for their home country. One example they used was making his players recognize September 11th and to make them play for their country wholeheartedly that day in remembrance of all those who lost their loved ones that day. His main players were young and many did not have overseas experience but he brought them together as a team and trusted them that they will be able to win the Championship. He gave clear set directions to his players by telling them to play to their best of their abilities to represent their Country. He also gave Kevin Durant clear directions because he had told him to be the leader on this team and he also explained to different players their roles on the team by convincing them to play selflessly.
Ineffective communication: Coach Turner Gill trying to lead the Kansas Jayhawks football team this year. Result: A losing record, fans losing trust in their football team and coach.
I believe that Coach Gill is having trouble communicating to his team by looking at the results of the season and by looking at the fact that he has made his players play different positions and to face change constantly. Change is good most of the time but not necessarily in football where stability is recognized and favored to adaptability. This could lead to Overload. Another reason there might be ineffective communication is because this is his first year as a coach at the University of Kansas and the players might not have completely brought into Coach Gill’s philosophies. The team is still in a transitional phase and this could possibly lead to ineffective communication when on the field. There could also be anger between the players and the coaches because of the new team rules that have been implemented and this could also lead to ineffective communication.
Effective communication: Coach K convincing young NBA Players that they can win the FIBA Championship this year. Result: They won the Championship for the first time since 1994, more fans appreciate coach K’s career achievements.
I believe Coach K did an excellent job of using effective communication in this scenario because he accomplished a task that was not achieved by the USA Basketball team since 1994. Coach K used effective communication by motivating his team, trusting them, and giving them clear direct directions without overloading them. He motivated them by telling them about historical US events that had happened
on that day to convince them to play better for their home country. One example they used was making his players recognize September 11th and to make them play for their country wholeheartedly that day in remembrance of all those who lost their loved ones that day. His main players were young and many did not have overseas experience but he brought them together as a team and trusted them that they will be able to win the Championship. He gave clear set directions to his players by telling them to play to their best of their abilities to represent their Country. He also gave Kevin Durant clear directions because he had told him to be the leader on this team and he also explained to different players their roles on the team by convincing them to play selflessly.
Ineffective communication: Coach Turner Gill trying to lead the Kansas Jayhawks football team this year. Result: A losing record, fans losing trust in their football team and coach.
I believe that Coach Gill is having trouble communicating to his team by looking at the results of the season and by looking at the fact that he has made his players play different positions and to face change constantly. Change is good most of the time but not necessarily in football where stability is recognized and favored to adaptability. This could lead to Overload. Another reason there might be ineffective communication is because this is his first year as a coach at the University of Kansas and the players might not have completely brought into Coach Gill’s philosophies. The team is still in a transitional phase and this could possibly lead to ineffective communication when on the field. There could also be anger between the players and the coaches because of the new team rules that have been implemented and this could also lead to ineffective communication.