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he rampant cheating in high schools across the United States not only threatens intellectual honesty and integrity, but also the legitimacy of our economy and politics. The cheating epidemic reflects a bizarre and unhealthy obsession with testing and the obsolete industrial-era authoritarianism that takes the joy out of learning. But, ironically, so much group cheating shows us a way out by giving us a glimpse, although in a deformed version, of the cooperative modes of learning that could take over if we ever get beyond the prevalent use of standardized testing and competition-based grading.

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Communicate often and well

ll of these should be used to convey the vision of the organization. Spend time personally asking your employees what they know and think

Get everyone engaged

empowerment, but that’s so yesterday

lots of ways to get employees at all levels engaged in planning and decision making

Stay the course

you have to adjust to and update for changing times,

Practice random acts of kindness

ust make whatever you do personal and from the heart

Coach for success

giving them clear feedback and showing them how to be better when needed is very motivating

daily, in real time, is always better.

Act fairly

when they’re not, you should use your wisdom, experience and good sense to do what’s right

and then do what’s right

Inspect what you expect

paying attention to them, discussing what you see, and letting them know what you think

Good bosses pay attention to everything and manage effectively

Give respect and create trust

Don’t be a jerk

You’ll be surprised how much employees appreciate the fact that you recognize your own mistakes

Make work fun

lighten up

see their sport as more than a game

vehicle for developing human capacity and learning the skills of life

Great Coaches Know Their Sport

Great Coaches Develop Players' Skills

their capacity to teach others to play the game

transmit their own knowledge and skill to those not yet proficient

believe that each athlete can learn to play the game

individual and team skills, they continually attend to the growth patterns of each team member as well as the group

have their eye on every kid, not just a favored few

analyze what the athletes do and adjust both training and the game plan as a result of what they see

precise feedback along with individualized training that enables athletes to use this feedback productively

provide high-quality practice

Turns out he was teaching me to be a good citizen, a human being who cares

Great Coaches Are Great Motivators

set clear and demanding performance goals for their players

high expectations elicit maximum effort from team members and result in maximum growth.

understand and appreciate human variance

tailor practice drills to the individual, but they also know that individuals are motivated in different ways

study their players to figure out what will encourage each one to persevere

realize that sideline drills are less motivating than the game itself, so they ensure that players grasp the link between drills and the game and that everyone gets to play the game to test their developing skills

fun into hard work

culture of success is more motivating than a culture of winning

invest more heavily in celebrating the more attainable goal of individual growth

Great Coaches Are Team Builders

orient everyone to a common vision

care for one another and play to one another's strengths

respectfully toward each athlete, they inspire respect among team members

address interpersonal problems on a team as vigorously as problems with skills execution or a game pla