Berkeley-Hm S Case Series Coach Mckeever- Unorthodox Leadership Lessons From the Pool

Abstract

The case explores the remarkable nse o( Coach Ten McKee,er to the top o( a sport trod111onally dominated by mole coaches. Her success ,s dnven by on unorthodox leodersh,p and mot1va1Jonol sryie that emphasizes a gro" th mindset o( sel(-1mprovemenl She 1s on inf)uenval innovator. mentor, and tra11b/azer who challenged long entrenched methods o( training and overcome cnucisms and setbacks to change the (ace o( swim tra1n10g roday. This case examines McKeever·s leadership phdosophy and controversial motr, aLJono( strategies that she uses to develop and sustain high-level per(ormers. McKeever's leadership and mot,vovonol strategies con be oppl,ed to orgornzot1ons today and managers con use s1m,lor tools to develop h1gh-per(orm1ng employees 1n u1e1r orgarnzauons. (Key.vords.· leadership, Women 1n Bus,ness. Strareg1c Managemert)