Wooden on Leadership | List Price: $24.95
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Binding: Hardcover
A basketball philosophy masterpiece [Posted on 2008-08-28]
Hands down this is the best basketball philosophy book. This tells exactly how Wooden ran UCLA's basketball program and explains why they won 10 national championships. To truely understand the mind of one of basketball's greatest coaches, you must read this book. From discipline to practice planning, Wooden on Leadership has it all.
John Wooden is the Real Deal! [Posted on 2008-10-29]
The more I read about John Wooden, the more I admire him as a man, and a coach. WOW! This book is terrific, taking his simple (not easy) principles of life, basketball, and leadership and standing them up to let them take shape in the form of his stories from his coaching Days.
Another great part of this book are the notes and examples from Coach Wooden's previous players and staff. Each chapter has a story that punctuates the main point presented.
This is a book that every leader should own!
Wooden on Leadership = Excellence [Posted on 2008-11-19]
I selected to read this book for a school project. However, I did not look at it as a chore. Instead, I was extremely excited to further my knowledge about not only my favorite sport and one of its best coaches of all time, but previously unknown aspects of leadership as well. I had high expectations heading into this book, and it did not disappoint. Wooden on Leadership reminded me of The Last Season, by Phil Jackson, but with a much more applicable-to-life feel, meaning that it is both enthralling and informative.
I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of Wooden, the game of basketball, or sports in general, along with anyone who is interested in learning leadership techniques and how to achieve success in their own lives, no matter what their angle. Although the ideas in the book are derived from the mind of a basketball coach, the messages in the book are anything but limited to sport. Rather, Wooden finds a way to turn them into universal lessons, and deliver lessons on the game of life, all while discussing the game of basketball. Being an avid basketball fan, it was more exciting and interesting for me to learn leadership techniques through real life sport, rather than through a bland step-by-step guide, and I feel that it was equally as informative.
At no point did the book get boring or repetitive. In fact, it was often difficult to put down, and I finished it in a matter of days. It was the rare book that I found to be both entertaining and informative. Although I selected this book for a class project, I would have gladly read it on my own, and willlikely read it again, along with using it as a reference. It has also made me want to read Wooden's other works.
Overall, I cannot find anything negative to say about this book. It provides important life lessons, and explores leadership techniques all through the perspective of sport. Coach Wooden is a celebrated coach and a renowned leader, and this book illustrates why.
Masterful Teachings of Leadership [Posted on 2008-12-07]
Although Wooden on Leadership is the first leadership book I have ever read, I still had to agree with the critics as I was reading the book. As a university student, I was required to read a book about leadership of my choice for a class. I decided to choose this particular book not only because of the great reviews it received, but because the author possesses such a remarkable credibility. I knew that I had chosen the right one as I was reading the beginning pages. And, throughout the book I could see how Wooden's teachings would be able to help me in my future endeavors in becoming a successful entrepreneur.
What I thought of leadership before became obviously incomplete and muddled. Wooden is very detailed and specific as he explains step-by-step how to build and maintain the perfect leadership style. He presents an organized system that makes complete sense because of his support behind his claim; his support of examples of past experiences and trustworthy testimonials that are applied with perfect timing and relevance to the content. Even when I did not agree with one of his particular views, I could not help but change my position because of his strong argument and reasoning that are backed by convincing support. Wooden expresses himself as perfectly as can be, constantly telling us why he chose certain words so that the reader can understand exactly what he means.
Overall, Wooden on Leadership is easy and interesting to read. On many pages, Wooden includes a grey box with words of wisdom, advice and motivation being some of them. Also, on almost every page is a quote that is related to that page's contents. To me, these tools kept the reading interesting and enjoyable. I highly recommend this book to anyone who intends on building or honing his or her leadership skills.
Excellent book [Posted on 2008-12-08]
John Wooden's book on Leadership is a great introspective view on a concept that is very hard to define. Leadership is one of the most difficult concepts that we run into on a daily basis, both with families and in the workplace. His book is a wonderful tool that we all should utilize in order to better ourselves and our organizations.
I would advise anyone to read this book and take to heart what he says, especially his definition of success. I had a hard time trying to live up to the expectations of everyone else and that caused me to become discouraged and frustrated. After reading the book, and re-examining how I viewed my accomplishments, I was able to alleviate that pressure and concentrate on giving a better effort. As a result I was able to alter a few things in my life and experienced success as a byproduct.
I have passed on the book to various teachers and coaches and they have all thanked me for it. Most have seen an improvement in the way they connect with the people under them and credit the book for giving them the direction they needed to improve their leadership qualities. One person is a high school hockey coach, and former roommate of mine. He has seen an improvement in his team but more importantly noted how they have changed off the ice as well. They have become better students and all around better kids because of the values he tried to emphasize.
In the end, that is more important than anything else, which I think John Wooden would agree. Again, it's a very worthwhile book that anybody could learn from. I would advise all of you to read it and pass it along to your friends or colleagues as well.
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