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Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets of effective Leadership and Life Based on Legendary Coach John Wooden's Pyramid
Building upon the fundamental principles devised by Coach John Wooden, Brian D. Biro presents an accessible system for leadership development. With anecdotes, excercises, and Wooden's philosophy, the author captures the essence of Wooden's Pyramid of Success and the secrets behind each of the pyramid's building blocks.
320 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1951
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June 24, 2022
I didn’t get a whole lot out of this one. It wasn’t bad, just kind of boring.
I will warn you that some of the language did not age well from 2000, when it was published. There is a VERY cringey narrative about Jackie Robinson that reads nowadays as a “one of the good one’s” narrative and a whole anecdote in which he uses the R slur. It isn’t that I think Brian Biro believes these things, simply that the language around discussing mental illness and POC has changes so dramatically in the last twenty years that it is woefully outdated. I mostly left a review of this book to warn others that this sort of language was in this book before they were blind sided by it.
I will warn you that some of the language did not age well from 2000, when it was published. There is a VERY cringey narrative about Jackie Robinson that reads nowadays as a “one of the good one’s” narrative and a whole anecdote in which he uses the R slur. It isn’t that I think Brian Biro believes these things, simply that the language around discussing mental illness and POC has changes so dramatically in the last twenty years that it is woefully outdated. I mostly left a review of this book to warn others that this sort of language was in this book before they were blind sided by it.
August 4, 2008
Heard a talk based on Wooden's pyramid and it resonated with me. Wide applications for this.
December 2, 2024
Had great momentum, but the last couple chapters were just...meh. Also, the secrets are "based" on John Wooden, the analogies and lessons the author draws from his life, so lots stories about swimming...in a book "based" on a legendary basketball coach, so that was disappointing, but lots of good stuff in here so 4/5.
May 17, 2012
I'm not a regular reader of self-improvement books, but had this left in my office by a previous employee and decided to pick it up, figuring if it was based on Coach John Wooden's teachings (collegiate basketball coach who won an unmatched 10 national championships with UCLA), then there must be some merit to it. I wasn't disappointed in that regard.
It's a relatively easy read, although I admit I enjoyed the stories and examples in the book far more than the rah-rah stuff you always find in these kinds of books ("turn 'ego' into 'We Go'!"--ick). There are certainly bits and pieces of this book I found valuable, though, and don't doubt that people who religiously follow this advice will have good results...my nature as a skeptic, though, keeps me from buying this stuff entirely. Getting something out of the book where I didn't think I would, however, is a credit to the author, who it's obvious truly believes in its value.
It's a relatively easy read, although I admit I enjoyed the stories and examples in the book far more than the rah-rah stuff you always find in these kinds of books ("turn 'ego' into 'We Go'!"--ick). There are certainly bits and pieces of this book I found valuable, though, and don't doubt that people who religiously follow this advice will have good results...my nature as a skeptic, though, keeps me from buying this stuff entirely. Getting something out of the book where I didn't think I would, however, is a credit to the author, who it's obvious truly believes in its value.
August 12, 2018
O carte jos pălăria, am mai învățat multe lucruri despre leadership!!! Lectura plăcută liderilor...
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