The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership

The acclaimed guide to leadership excellence and competitive success from one of America’s greatest coaches: John Wooden 
"Talent to spare, or spare on talent,” Wooden writes, “a leader's goal remains the same, namely, getting the very best out of the people in your organization."  In The Essential Wooden he tells readers how to do this  and achieve championship results, whether you lead a small team or run a corporation.
When it came to managing a group of individuals and achieving world-class results, no one did it better than Coach John Wooden. This landmark leadership manual presents Wooden’s own hand-picked directives and opinions to help you build a dedicated and driven team that performs under pressure. 
Coach Wooden unpacks his famous Pyramid of Success and offers new perspectives on achieving Competitive Greatness, filling the entire book with his no-nonsense approach and keen insights on human nature. From Wooden's earliest days as a leader through his historic UCLA dynasty, The Essential Wooden distills a lifetime of learning into the leadership playbook for the 21st century.

• Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success
• Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization
• Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
• The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown.
• My Personal Best : Life Lessons from an All-American Journey
• Ethics in Media Communications: Cases and Controversies (with InfoTrac)
• They Call Me Coach
• Leading with the Heart: Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life
• Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court
• The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership