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Coach K shifted gears quickly after Countdown to Craziness,
transitioning from leading in times of hilarity to leading in times of
uncertainly. After a weekend of smiles, entertainment and outrageous
performances on and off the court at CTC, the eighth annual Fuqua/
Coach K Leadership Conference took place October 21st-23rd with
this year’s theme, “Leading in Times of Uncertainty.”
The conference, held at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, covered
topics such as leading through the financial crisis, competing as a
21st century enterprise among 20th century giants, leveraging the
social network, leading through organized chaos and more. Speak-
ers at the conference included talented and successful leaders such
as Michael Capps (President, EPIC Games), Illieva Ageenko (Senior
VP, eCommerce, Bank of America), James McCaffrey (Executive VP,
TBS), Shannon Wells (Global Director, Microsoft), and Jim Whitehurst
(President and CEO, Red Hat). A collaboration between Fuqua, Duke
Corporate Education, Duke Athletics/Coach K, and the Kenan Institute
for Ethics, the conference drew speakers, moderators, and attendees
from all over the USA.
QUICK HITTERS
RED, WHITE, & SINGLER Kyle Singler was one of five players nationally selected to
the annual preseason All-America list, joining Luke Harangody, Cole Aldrich, Sherron
Collins and Patrick Patterson.
OPEN PRACTICE In the season’s opening weeks, a number of groups were invited
to practices, including Duke students, Duke Children’s Hospital, general public, Duke
employees, Blue Devil Club, Phoenix Group, soldiers from Johnson AFB and more.
EARLY PREDICTIONS At the annual ACC Media Day in Greensboro, Duke was
predicted to finish in a tie for first in the conference with UNC, and Kyle Singler was
named ACC Preseason Player of the Year.
DUKE OR TREAT Halloween brought more than costumed revelers to campus.
We hosted our annual Coaches Clinic that day and about 400 coaches attended the
event. Attendees watched two practices and attended a video session with our staff.
SPEAK “I’m sure someone who’s really smart
COACH K ON THE MOVE
OF THE
has said this because I’ve heard it:
DEVILS
‘When you stop learning, you stop
living.’ In our profession you can win
so much that, where do you keep learn-
ing? Where are your avenues to learn?
That’s one of the big things from the
USA Basketball experience. I’ve learned
so much. Instead of reducing shelf life,
it’s increased shelf life.”
During a mid-October visit to his alma mater, Coach
Coach K, in an October 25th USA Today article K talks to recently-named West Point head basketball
coach Zach Spiker.
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