Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets to Effective Leadership and Life Based on Legendary Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success

by Brian D. Biro, John Wooden (Foreword by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101203071
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2001
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	939 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Brian Biro is one of the foremost motivational and leadership speakers in the United States. With degrees from Stanford University and UCLA, he has spent the last 21 years delivering over 1,300 presentations around the world. A former vice president of a major transportation corporation, and the author of nine books including the bestseller, Beyond Success, Biro was rated #1 among 40 speakers at four consecutive Inc. magazine international conferences. He has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN's Business Unusual, and the Fox News Network. Biro was named one of the top 100 most inspirational graduates of the UCLA Graduate School of Business, in honor of their 75th Anniversary.

John Wooden (1910–2010) was an American college basketball coach who won a record-breaking 10 national championships over a 12-year period at UCLA. He was the author of Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court, A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring, and Wooden on Leadership.

Read an Excerpt

From the foreword by Coach John WoodenIn his book, Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets to Effective Leadership and Life Brian Biro has captured the essence of my Pyramid of Success and the secrets behind each block as it ascends to the apex. He then goes even further, creating a new game plan for lasting leadership and personal fulfillment. It is my feeling that real success is not the accumulation of material possessions or the attainment of a position of power or prestige. Rather, it is the peace of mind that is attained only by making the effort to do the best you are capable of doing at any task in which you are engaged. When you embrace this fundamental idea-that your success is determined not by what others think but rather by what you know in your own heart-you have the opportunity to make each day your masterpiece. This is the central message of Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets to Effective Leadership and Life. Brian Biro brings this message to life in a way that is both compelling and spiritually uplifting. —Reprinted from Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets to Effective Leadership and Life by Brian Biro by permission of Perigee Books, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. Copyright (c) 2000 by Brian Biro. All rights reserved. This excerpt, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.

Table of Contents

Beyond SuccessForeword by John Wooden
Introduction
1. Pygmalion: Expectation and Reality
2. Vision: Knowing What's Important
3. Character: Redefining Success
4. A Structure for Internal Leadership
5. Secret #1: Industriousness
6. Secret #2: Enthusiasm
7. Secrets #3-#5: Friendship, Loyalty, and Cooperation
8. Secret #6: Self-Control
9. Secret #7: Alertness
10. Secret #8: Initiative
11. Secret #9: Intentness
12. Secret #10: Condition
13. Secret #11: Skill
14. Secret #12: Team Spirit
15. Secrets #13 and #14: Poise and Confidence
16. Secret #15: Competitive Greatness
About the Author
Index
Powerful Resources from Brian D. Biro

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Brian Biro has captured Coach John Wooden's timeless philosophies and woven them into a timeless leadership formula that should help us all in every aspect of our lives."
—Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager

"The proven Wooden leadership tapestry is based on fundamental principles, not cute, cosmetic, cotton candy techniques. 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. This is a fast-break play for life."
—Harvey Mackay, author of Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive

Editorial Reviews

"Brian Biro has captured Coach John Wooden's timeless philosophies and woven them into a timeless leadership formula that should help us all in every aspect of our lives."
—Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager

"The proven Wooden leadership tapestry is based on fundamental principles, not cute, cosmetic, cotton candy techniques. 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. This is a fast-break play for life."
—Harvey Mackay, author of Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive

From the Publisher