Rev. Danny Fisher

On Leadership, the Washington Post‘s forum “exploring vision and motivation,” asks the following question today:

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson has now won his 10th NBA championship. Is Jackson the greatest-ever NBA coach? The best coach in professional sports? Does his unconventional use of spirituality provide a lesson for other leaders?

Jackson has been enormously influenced by Zen practice, and is known for integrating certain aspects of Eastern philosophy into his coaching style. Typical for a lot of writing about the NBA’s “Zen Master,” there’s very little of substance about the Japanese Buddhist tradition in these pieces. Still, it’s interesting to see how these writers understand (and sometimes misunderstand) Zen. Take a look here.

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