by Craig Impelman | Jul 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Coach Wooden was consistent about a lot of things, including: Being on timeBeing open-mindedBeing a great listenerConstantly trying new thingsTrying to improveMeticulous preparationAttention to detail that was coupled with careful planningAdmitting his mistakesBeing...
by Craig Impelman | Jul 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Coach Wooden did not like this picture. “I didn’t win all these trophies,” he said. “I just played a small part.” Coach did not view recognition as any sort of reward for the leadership he was interested in. In his book The Essential Wooden with Steve Jamison,...
by Craig Impelman | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog
In the workplace, a supervisor sometimes criticizes an employee and walks away thinking they have just helped that employee improve. The reality is they have left an employee upset, feels picked on and is less productive. The ability to create an environment in which...
by Craig Impelman | Jun 23, 2021 | Blog
In John Wooden’s first 17 seasons at UCLA, his teams appeared in the NCAA Tournament five times and posted a record of three wins and nine losses. Bill Gates’ first company, Traf-O-Data (a device which could read traffic tapes and process the data), failed...
by Craig Impelman | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog
Let us overcome the angry man with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity, the liar with truth. In his book, Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success with Jay Carty, Coach describes one of his first lessons about the power of overcoming anger...
