Comments on: Missing the Mission | Bob Knight’s Sad Legacy

By: The dark legacy of Bob Knight’s leadership

The dark legacy of Bob Knight’s leadership — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:52:25 +0000

[...] and interesting post over at The 501(C) Files recapping the light and dark sides of Bob Knight’s [...]

By: Ren Garcia

Ren Garcia — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:59:42 +0000

Many organizations publish motherhood & against-sin vision/mission/core values which do not trickle down to the hiring of key people. Hiring policies (Darlene of Interview Chatter would have more say in this area) do not include congruence of vision/mission/core values with the applicant’s attitudes, outlook, values, etc. When the hiring is for key positions with a public / client interface, great harm is done to the organization.

By: Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:57:19 +0000

Tom:
Good post and a great idea for a weekly feature.
In business, I’ve seen two distinct entrepreneurial personalities. There are those who are at war with the world and those who build a cadre of people around them who sincerely want to help them succeed.
Those at war with the world – the ones who will start their own fires to put out – DO sometimes succeed… but it’s a lot tougher when all around you are eager to see you get the comeuppance you deserve.
By the way… come over to my place (www.FranchisePick.com) when you get a moment. I’d love to get a comment from you on my post about the only real reason for owning a business is to change the world.

By: Jean Murray

Jean Murray — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:57:26 +0000

Mission statements aside, the hiring of a coach like Knight shows that the true “mission” of these schools is “win at any cost” because sports pay the bill.

By: Miki

Miki — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:01:54 +0000

The saddest thing to me is that many of the boys who played and were treated that way by Knight will grow up to be men who treat their business teams the way believing that it’s the way to win.