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How to Create a Winning Organization
McGraw-Hill
April 2005
On Sale: April 5, 2005
256 pages
ISBN: 0071453393
EAN: 9780071453394
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction | Self-Help Organization
John Wooden’s goal in 41 years of coaching never changed;
namely, to get maximum effort and peak performance from each
of his players in the manner that best served the team.
Wooden on Leadership explains step-by-step how he
pursued and accomplished this goal. Focusing on Wooden’s 12
Lessons in Leadership and his acclaimed Pyramid of Success,
it outlines the mental, emotional, and physical qualities
essential to building a winning organization, and shows you
how to develop the skill, confidence, and competitive fire
to “be at your best when your best is needed”--and teach
your organization to do the same. Though
he was better at it than almost anyone in American history,
building a sports dynasty was never a goal for UCLA head
coach John Wooden. Rather, it was Wooden’s passionate desire
to teach his players how to become the best team they could
be. To Wooden, “Competitive Greatness” was a tangible and
teachable force. One of the lesser-known aspects
of Wooden’s career is the private notebooks in which he
regularly recorded his observations, goals, and leadership
concepts as they applied to basketball, success, and life.
Wooden on Leadership draws from those personal notes
to share practical and powerful leadership skills that
anyone can use to improve performance and overcome
self-imposed limitations. Wooden on
Leadership contains the best of Wooden’s observations,
covering everything from teamwork (“It takes 10 hands to
score a basket”) and self-control (“Emotion is the enemy”)
to concentration (“Don’t look at the scoreboard”) and
dealing with defeat (“Things turn out best for those who
make the best of the way things turn out”). Featuring
pivotal moments in Wooden’s own leadership journey, it
explores the 15 fundamental leadership qualities--building
blocks--of his famous Pyramid of Success, illustrating their
relevance in building a winning organization. Each chapter
concludes with Wooden’s “Rules to Lead By,” point-by-point
action steps covering the chapter’s key concepts. along with
pivotal moments in his own leadership journey.
“On Wooden” summary sections throughout the book feature
penetrating insights on Coach Wooden’s leadership methods
from players and coaches who worked with him during his
career, including All-Americans Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gail
Goodrich, and David Meyers and assistant coaches Denny Crum,
Gary Cunningham, and Eddie Powell. As participants and
contributors to Wooden’s legacy, their words provide a
revealing and personal perspective. Wooden on
Leadership reveals the leadership wisdom of John Wooden.
It presents the core concepts, methods, and beliefs that
Wooden used to teach his teams how to attain Competitive
Greatness, and true personal success.
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