Wooden on Leadership
Recommendation
When sports figures write books on leadership, they often take the easy route - athletic metaphors, game time war stories, tenuous applications of sports experiences to business. This refreshing book breaks through such superficial ideas as decisively as a dunk by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in his prime. Ten-time national champion UCLA basketball coach John Wooden - generally considered the greatest college basketball coach to ever hold a clipboard - delivers a leadership book that stands alone at center court. Remarkably, none of Wooden’s players recall him urging them to win. Instead, he urged them to do their best every moment. Take care of the process, he says, and the result will take care of itself. To Wooden, preparation is pivotal and every detail matters. Despite his almost obsessive focus on getting the little things right, Wooden believes in balance and consistency. He avoids extremes. Wooden’s long-time collaborator and co-author Steve Jamison does a wonderful job of portraying, through the coach, a range of qualities, philosophies and characteristics that apply to every field. getAbstract.com strongly recommends this book to managers and executives who want to know how to lead people to victory in every game.
Summary
About the Authors
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden won 10 NCAA national championships. During his 41-year coaching career, he tallied four perfect seasons, and was named Coach of The Century by ESPN. Steve Jamison is a best-selling author who has been a longtime Wooden confidant and collaborator.
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