The Leadership Traits of Head Basketball Coach C. Vivian Stringer

Shorttitle: This book identifies the leadership traits of an African American female head basketball coach to succeed despite the odds. Using Kounzes and Posner''s five leadership traits: challenging the process, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act, modeling the way, and encouraging the heart this book examines the leadership development of C. Vivian Stringer as educator, mentor, colleague, coach, friend, and mother. Coach Stringer is a great role model for girls and women, not only in athletics but in greater society.