by Craig Impelman | Jan 3, 2018 | Blog
A mentor is defined as someone who imparts wisdom to and shares knowledge with a less experienced colleague; a trusted counselor or guide. In his book A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring with Don Yaeger, Coach Wooden said this: “While I made my living as a...
by Craig Impelman | Dec 28, 2017 | Blog
Coach Wooden’s favorite ideas regarding leadership came from Wilford Peterson’s essay on “The Art of Leadership” from his book The Art of Living. The essay states in part: The leader is a servant. Related: Why Successful Leaders Need to Learn Humility Coach Wooden’s...
by Craig Impelman | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog
The last block on the second tier of the Pyramid of Success, intentness, is an essential quality for any leader and team if they are going to perform near their capability. Related: How to Live Your Life With Intentness Coach Wooden once summarized this concept as...
by Craig Impelman | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog
On the second tier of the Pyramid of Success is initiative, a valuable character trait of a leader, and an essential quality for any team if they are going to perform near to their capability. A great leader not only has initiative as an individual character trait,...
by Craig Impelman | Dec 6, 2017 | Blog
The first two blocks on the second tier of Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success—self-control and alertness—are essential qualities for any leader and team if they are going to perform near to their capability. A leader with self-control will create consistency. A leader...
by Craig Impelman | Nov 29, 2017 | Blog
The first block on the second level of Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success is self-control, an essential quality for any leader and team if they are going to perform near to their capability. It is necessary that the leader demonstrates self-control if he expects his...
by Craig Impelman | Nov 22, 2017 | Blog
In his book Wooden on Leadership with Steve Jamison, Coach Wooden described how the Pyramid of Success fit in with his ideas on leadership: “The 15 personal qualities of the Pyramid became a virtual leadership guidebook, a clear and concise method of illustrating what...
by Craig Impelman | Nov 15, 2017 | Blog
When Coach Wooden addressed the UCLA Coaches Development Program in 2002 regarding his views on leadership, he shared some ideas from Wilferd Peterson’s essay on “The Art of Leadership” from his book The Art of Living: Related: John Wooden’s Leadership Legacy Simply...
by Craig Impelman | Nov 8, 2017 | Blog
In order to be effective in our teaching, we must have rules and suggestions. Related: 10 Traits of an Effective Teacher In an interview with Marv Dunphy for his dissertation “John Robert Wooden: The Coaching Process,” Coach Wooden described the evolution of his...
by Craig Impelman | Nov 1, 2017 | Blog
In order to be effective in our discipline (teaching, not punishing), we must have tact. Often how we say things is just as important as what we are saying. Related: 10 Traits of an Effective Teacher This issue will focus on the art of discipline. In his book Wooden:...
