John Wooden

Wisdom @ Work: How and why to embrace your wizard

December 17, 2018

Wisdom @ Work: The Making of a Modern Elder Chip Conley Currency (September 2018) How and why to “embrace your wizard” Over the years, I have read and reviewed all of Chip Conley’s previously published books and noted how receptive…

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How to create a competitive edge for yourself

April 10, 2017

In Elite Minds, Stan Beecham shares a number of quotations that indicate “how winners think differently.” Here are ten: “If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days…

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Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders: A book revieww by Bob Morris

July 18, 2015

Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders John Baldoni McGraw-Hill (2003) “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw I read this book when it was first published (2003) and recently re-read…

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Brain Food Nuggets (51-60)

December 13, 2013

  The buffet awaits: o “The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.” Sholom Aleichem o “The only reply to distrust is candor.” Martin Buber o “Advice is given freely because so much of it is worthless.” James…

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Out-Executing the Competition: A book review by Bob Morris

November 16, 2013

Out-Executing the Competition: Building and Growing a Financial Services Company in Any Economy Irv Rothman John S. Wiley & Sons (2012) How and why most (if not all) organizations get the results they are designed to produce, 12 Nov 2013…

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Robert Steven Kaplan: An interview by Bob Morris

June 25, 2013

Robert Steven Kaplan is the Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice and Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School. He is also and co-chairman of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm. Prior to joining Harvard Business School…

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Executive Toughness: A book review by Bob Morris

February 4, 2013

Executive Toughness: The Mental-Training Program to Increase Your Leadership Performance Jason Selk McGraw-Hill 2012) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford I share Jason Selk’s high regard for John Wooden, arguably the greatest…

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Still another baker’s dozen of memorable quotations

September 20, 2012

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”  Michael Jordan “The one…

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How Winning Works: A book review by Bob Morris

June 27, 2012

How Winning Works: 8 Essential Leadership Lessons from the Toughest Teams on Earth Robyn Benincasa Harlequin Press (2012) “To strive, to seek, to find…and not to yield.” Tennyson’s Ulysses Not everyone agrees with Robyn Benincasa about which are the “toughest teams…

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Peter Jensen: An interview by Bob Morris

May 28, 2012

An authority on leadership and a renowned innovator, Dr. Peter Jensen is a pioneer in bringing the concepts of coaching and personal high performance to corporations worldwide. Jensen has worked with the best and brightest in Fortune 500 companies in eight countries applying his extensive understanding…

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