Autorentext
John Wooden (1910-2010), guided the UCLA Bruins to ten NCAA basketball championships over a 12-year period, including four perfect seasons and an 88-game winning streak. He was named ESPN's Greatest Coach of the 20th Century and voted #1 Coach of All Time by The Sporting News. Sports Illustrated said it best when they said: There's never been a finer man in American sports than John Wooden, or a finer coach. In 2003 John Wooden was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Steve Jamison is America's foremost author and authority on the life and philosophy of John Wooden. Mr. Jamison is a consultant to the UCLA Anderson Scool of Business' John Wooden Global Leadership Program. He has collaborated with Coach Wooden on an award-winning PBS presentation as well as several books, including the classic book on teaching and mentoring, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections.

Klappentext
"Each member of your teamhas the potential for personalgreatness; the leader's job isto help them achieve it."
-JOHN WOODENCoach Wooden's Leadership Game Plan for Successpresents a unique opportunity to study underthe man ESPN hails as "the greatest coach ofthe 20th century." Practicing character-basedleadership before the term was invented, JohnWooden consistently led his legendary teamsto victory and has since taught countless businessleaders his fundamentals for achievingand sustaining success.

Now, using this hands-on book based on theacclaimed John Wooden Leadership Course(c),you can "interact" with Coach to learn andapply his philosophy of world-class leadership.This unique tutorial introduces you tohis core fundamentals of success as a leaderand reinforces them with examples, exercises,quizzes, and quotations. You'll learn how to

• Create a relationship of respect andcamaraderie with those you lead
• Remain alert to opportunity, threats,trends, and changes
• Act with confi dence-but neverarrogance
• Practice moderation and balance inall that you do
• Be a model of poise, grace, and reason-especially under pressureCoach Wooden's Leadership Game Plan for Successdrives home Mr. Wooden's trademark 12 Lessonsin Leadership and his famous Pyramidof Success.

When you base your leadership style and substanceon Coach's straightforward attitudes,values, and principles, you'll lead your teamand business to success the Wooden way.

Zusammenfassung
America's "Greatest Coach of the 20th Century," UCLA's John R. Wooden returns to March Madness with his upcoming bestseller

Inhalt

Introduction

1. Origins of Leadership
2. The Pyramid of Success
3. 12 Lessons in Leadership
4. Good Values attract good people
5. The Most Powerful 4 letter word
6. Call Your self a Teacher
7. Emotion is Your Enemy
8. Ten Hands to Score a Basket
9. Little Things Make Big things happen
10. Make each day your masterpiece
11. Carrot mightier than the stick
12. Make Greatness available to everyone
13. Seek significant change
14. Don't Look at the Scoreboard
15. Adversity is your Asset
16. Reflections on Leadership