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 Cecilia Meis | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog
Team Spirit is defined on Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success as “A genuine consideration for others. An eagerness to sacrifice personal interests of glory for the welfare of all.” Coach Wooden described team spirit this way: “The third block in the center of this...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog
“Some people go through their lives like they are walking slowly into a swimming pool — the water hardly ripples. John Wooden wasn’t one of those people,” Coach Mike Krzyzewski wrote in the forward of A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring by Don Yaeger about...
by Craig Impelman | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog
Legendary basketball coach John Wooden taught more than the game—he taught life. A leadership icon, he was influential on the court and off, and his life lessons are unforgettable and timeless. “When you talk to John Wooden, you wouldn’t even know you were talking to...
by Craig Impelman | Mar 13, 2016 | Blog
John Wooden was the greatest coach of all time. During the last 12 years he was the head basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles, his teams won 10 national championships, including seven in a row. He built the model for consistently great...
