Coach 'Em Way Up: 5 Lessons for Leading the John Wooden Way

by Lynn Guerin, Jason Lavin, Jim Eber (With), Sam Reese (Foreword by)

Overview

All Great Coaches Are Good Leaders But Not All Good Leaders Are Great Coaches

Coach ’Em Way Up teaches readers to exhibit their best thinking, set a great example, assess how you teach, lead with confidence, and mentor others to put them on a path to lasting competitive greatness while becoming great people, too. Based on the teachings of legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, readers get effective leadership strategies for creating a culture of excellence in today’s modern workplace. Simply put, Coach ‘Em Way Up does for readers what John Wooden did for decades:

• guide you to achieve true success
• challenge you to reach extraordinary levels of performance
• prepare you to coach yourself and others to be the very best
• inspire you to pursue not just greatness but also goodness

Make John Wooden a coach and mentor for your future. Allow him to coach you to coach yourself, your team, and business up—all the way up.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642011210
Publisher:	Entrepreneur Press
Publication date:	11/17/2020
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	1,103,321
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Lynn Guerin serves as the CEO of the John R. Wooden Course LLC and is the President and “Head Coach” of his family-owned coaching, training, and performance development firm, Guerin Marketing Services located in Temecula, California. His mission: “To make a powerful impact on the businesses we serve and the lives we touch; To help our clients and our team become the best they are capable of becoming in the marketplace and in life."

Jason M. Lavin is a coach, speaker, and CEO with more than 20 years of experience enhancing the performance of individuals, teams, and organizations. Jason helps leaders and companies in various stages. He adapts his coaching process to the behavior and culture of each organization. He helps organizations with their mission, vision, values and why and helps leaders identify their leadership strengths. Leveraging The Pyramid of Success, Jason has coached young youth sports teams to Fortune 100 companies.

Table of Contents

Foreword Sam Reese, CEO of Vistage xi

Finding Coach and the "Wooden Way"

Chapter 1 Employment Means Nothing: Jason's Story 5

Chapter 2 It's All About Coaching: Lynn's Story 21

Chapter 3 Your Story 35

Consider Character 36

All the Work Ahead Starts with You 37

Part I The Wooden Coaching Model

Chapter 4 Your Foundations, Fundamentals, and Definition of Success 45

Foundations and Fundamentals 45

Defining Success 49

The Pyramid of Success 50

Chapter 5 Assessing Your Behavior with The Pyramid of Success 59

The Individual Assessment 61

Scoring 67

Chapter 6 Understanding the Results of Your Assessment 73

How to Approach This Chapter 73

The Foundation: The Cornerstones of Industriousness and Enthusiasm 74

The Foundation: Supporting Blocks of Friendship, Loyalty, and Cooperation 76

The Second Tier: Self-Control, Alertness, Initiative, and Intentness 79

The Heart: Condition, Skill, and Team Spirit 82

Nearing the Peak: Poise and Confidence 86

The Pinnacle: Competitive Greatness, Faith, and Patience 87

Mortar: The Strength of Human Character (Sincerity, Honesty, Reliability, Integrity) 92

Mortar: The Force of the Human Spirit (Ambition, Adaptability, Resourcefulness, Fight) 95

Find Your Coach! 101

Part II Five Lessons for Leading

Chapter 7 Lesson One: How You Think 111

Assess the Quality of Your Thinking 112

Articulate Your Leadership Philosophy 118

Develop a "To-Think" List 121

Chapter 8 Lesson Two: How You Set the Example 127

Your Mop and Bucket Attitude 128

Someone Is Always Watching You 137

Who Is Following You? 141

Chapter 9 Lesson Three: How You Teach 147

Your Readiness to Teach 148

Coach's Teaching Techniques 153

Chapter 10 Lesson Four: How You Lead 161

Defining Leadership 162

Leadership Elements of a Coach 168

Chapter 11 Lesson Five: How You Mentor 177

Your Mentors 180

Your Mentoring 185

Answering the Call to Greatness and Goodness

Chapter 12 Your Masterpiece 197

Falling Off the Pyramid: Lynn's Story, Part II 198

"Make Each Day Your Masterpiece" 200

Answering the Call to Greatness and Goodness 203

Acknowledgments 207

From Lynn 207

From Jason 208

About the Authors 211

Index 215