John Wooden’s “Pyramid of Success”

There are a number of parallels between coaching a sports team and leading a business team. The late John Wooden is considered by many to be the most successful sports coach of all time. His UCLA basketball team won 10 NCAA national championships, including 7 consecutive ones. I doubt this is a record of success that will ever be matched, let along exceeded.

Wooden’s “Pyramid of Success” is very applicable to a business team as it is focused on how to make the individuals in the organization grow and in turn help the organization to maximize its potential. Coach Wooden provided the following simple but powerful 10 keys to building a championship team::

  1. Listen … to those under you
  2. Care … for them, genuinely, for their own good, not just for what they can do for you or the organization
  3. Give recognition … everyone wants it, and it encourages them to do even better
  4. Be prepared … the Boy Scouts had it right, it’s a key to success
  5. Work hard … success doesn’t come without it
  6. Be enthusiastic … and be contagious with it
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  8. Be patient … it can take time
  9. Be confident … it breeds an attitude for success
  10. Mistakes happen … don’t be surprised by or afraid of them
  11. Respect is a by-product … lead the right way and it happens

Below is a copy of his “Pyramid of Success”:

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