List Books » Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets to Effective Leadership and Life Based on Legendary Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success
Authors: Brian D. Biro, John Wooden
ISBN-13: 9780399526909, ISBN-10: 0399526900
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Date Published: January 2001
Edition: Reissue
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.
Brian Biro has captured Coach John Wooden's timeless philosophies and woven them into a timeless leadership formula.... (Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager)
Brian Biro weaves this tapestry around absolutely compelling true stories. (Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People)
Astonishing reading. Read Beyond Success and totally outperform yourself. (Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series)
Beyond Success reads like the final seconds of an NCAA playoff...this book is alive with calculated, confident brilliance. (Harvey Mackay, author of Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive)
Author Bio: Brian D. Biro is one of the nation's foremost speakers on leadership and team-building and is the author of three highly-acclaimed books. He is the founder of CLASS (Coaching, Leadership, and Synergy Services) through which he gives lectures nationwide. He has been featured on Good Morning America and CNN's Business Unusual, and the Fox Network as well as having been on hundreds of radio shows across the country
Foreword | xv | |
Introduction | 1 | |
1. | Pygmalion: Expectation and Reality | 6 |
2. | Vision: Knowing What's Important | 21 |
3. | Character: Redefining Success | 30 |
4. | A Structure for Internal Leadership | 40 |
5. | Secret #1: Industriousness | 48 |
6. | Secret #2: Enthusiasm | 62 |
7. | Secrets #3-#5: Friendship, Loyalty, and Cooperation | 74 |
8. | Secret #6: Self-Control | 90 |
9. | Secret #7: Alertness | 101 |
10. | Secret #8: Initiative | 121 |
11. | Secret #9: Intentness | 135 |
12. | Secret #10: Condition | 153 |
13. | Secret #11: Skill | 166 |
14. | Secret #12: Team Spirit | 197 |
15. | Secrets #13 and #14: Poise and Confidence | 216 |
16. | Secret #15: Competitive Greatness | 241 |
About the Author | 275 | |
Index | 277 | |
Powerful Resources from Brian D. Biro | 287 |