>from the report, Kobe's approach was to:
>
>"challenge Howard to stay and embrace the burden of the
>franchise's culture"
>
>it can't be Dwight's team/franchise unless Dwight accepts that
>burden.
>you have to be all-in to carry that role. it can't be given to
>him.
>he has to earn it. by teaching Dwight what he needs to know
>to be a champion Kobe *is* offering to pass the torch, but it
>can't be
>passed until someone's able to carry it

It's all about the way you go about putting him in that role. Telling Dwight it's HIS team now, that HE is the future of the franchise, and that THEIR job is to facilitate his transformation into a champion is a tactful way of accomplishing the same goal.

It's finesse. It's how you manage and approach people. It's meeting people where they are, understanding what kind of person they are, identifying how they best receive and respond to certain information, and basing your approach on that.

That's far more effective than stubbornly clinging to his personal approach to everything at all times.

People are funny, indeed. Somehow, there was ONLY one possible approach to achieve that goal.