Wooden on leadership : how to create a winning organizaion / John Wooden and Steve Jamison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wooden, John, 1910-2010, author.

Jamison, Steve, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 302 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, United States of America : McGraw-Hill Education, 2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"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."--Resource description page.

Contents:

Preface

Prologue : The joys of my journey

pt. 1. The foundation of my leadership

Introduction

1. The pyramid of success

2. The pyramid's second tier

3. The heart of the pyramid

pt. 2. Lessons in leadership

4. Good values attract good people

5. Use the most powerful four-letter word

6. Call yourself a teacher

7. Emotion is your enemy

8. It takes 10 hands to score a basket

9. Little things make big things happen

10. Make each day your masterpiece

11. The carrot is mightier than a stick

12. Make greatness attainable by all

13. Seek significant change

14. Don't look at the scoreboard

15. Adversity is your asset

pt. 3. Lessons from my notebook

Epilogue : Some things don't change.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610725694

9781280725692

1280725699

9780071467100

0071467106

OCLC:

701106510