Wooden on Success: Industriousness and Enthusiasm
Copyright Jack Mixner. 714 449 1040. www.mixnerstrategy.com
There are fifteen blocks on Wooden's Pyramid of Success. While thirteen of them have evolved over time, two of them have been the same since the first day. They are Industriousness and Enthusiasm.
Industrious means hard work. Hard work means "fully engaged, totally focused, and completely absorbed. Thers is no clock watching and no punching in and out. It means true work (Wooden, page 22)."
"Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations. As a leader, you must be filled with energy and eagerness, joy and love for what you do. If you lack enthusiasm ... success is unattainable (Wooden, page 22)."
Engagement is part of it. So is joy. They form the cornerstones of Wooden's pyramid - and successful leadership.
The other thirteen Wooden blocks?
- Friendship
- Loyalty
- Cooperation
- Self-Control
- Alertness
- Initiative
- Intentness
- Conditiion
- Skill
- Team Spirit
- Poise
- Confidence
- Competitive Greatness (Wooden, page 2).
References
Wooden, John and Steve Jamison. Wooden on Leadership. McGraw-Hill. 2005. http://www.coachwooden.com/