by Craig Impelman | May 7, 2019 | Blog
At the very first John R. Wooden Course, a young man posed this question: “Coach Wooden, next week I will be starting my first job as a manager. What advice can you give me?” Coach Wooden replied, “Make sure the people in your department know that they’re working with...
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 | Jan 25, 2017 | Blog
Long before he won 10 NCAA men’s basketball titles with his UCLA Bruins, Coach John Wooden developed his famous Pyramid of Success as a visual to instruct his players on how to win on the court and in life. Related: Coach John Wooden Taught the Game of Life The...
