Comments on: John Wooden and the Power of Virtue in Leadership http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html Intentional Leadership Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leadership Style « Shuler Nation http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-71635 Leadership Style « Shuler Nation Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:53:19 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-71635 [...] I decided to be a virtuous leader.  I first stumbled upon this term for leadership when reading Michael Hyatt’s blog on intential leadership.  A virtuous leader, as defined by John Wooden in his book My Personal [...] [...] I decided to be a virtuous leader.  I first stumbled upon this term for leadership when reading Michael Hyatt’s blog on intential leadership.  A virtuous leader, as defined by John Wooden in his book My Personal [...]

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]]> By: Fired Up or Burned Out | Joseph M. Cole http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-63360 Fired Up or Burned Out | Joseph M. Cole Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:28:17 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-63360 [...] Posted on August 24, 2010 by josephmcole Earlier this Spring, I was reading through one of Michael Hyatt’s blog posts and found a link to a free eBook download (It’s still available!). Ever the bookworm, I [...] [...] Posted on August 24, 2010 by josephmcole Earlier this Spring, I was reading through one of Michael Hyatt’s blog posts and found a link to a free eBook download (It’s still available!). Ever the bookworm, I [...]

]]> By: Darren Poke http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56274 Darren Poke Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:04:27 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56274 Living in Australia, Coach Wooden isn't as well known, but after his recent passing, I found some great quotes from him that epitomised the terrific, insightful leader that he was: http://betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/amazing-quotes-coach-john-wooden/ I aspire to be a great leader like him. Thanks for your post, I found it helpful. Living in Australia, Coach Wooden isn’t as well known, but after his recent passing, I found some great quotes from him that epitomised the terrific, insightful leader that he was:

http://betterlifecoaching.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/amazing-quotes-coach-john-wooden/

I aspire to be a great leader like him. Thanks for your post, I found it helpful.

]]> By: Brandon http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56198 Brandon Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:42:56 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56198 This is a very cool post... I was watching ESPN the other day and saw all the stories about John Wooden. Everytime I see a person who has that much of an impact on someone's life, it causes me to think- "What would it be like when I'm gone?" I sure want to make a lasting impression on others around me. I want ot be remembered as someone who was a servant for Jesus and a person who wanted to see God's kingdom amplified! This is a very cool post… I was watching ESPN the other day and saw all the stories about John Wooden. Everytime I see a person who has that much of an impact on someone's life, it causes me to think- "What would it be like when I'm gone?" I sure want to make a lasting impression on others around me. I want ot be remembered as someone who was a servant for Jesus and a person who wanted to see God's kingdom amplified!

]]> By: JLJ http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56197 JLJ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:24:12 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56197 Virtue is important indeed :) Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” Believe those words and surf on over to <a href="http://www.hybridhondas.com" target="_blank">http://www.hybridhondas.com</a>. Click on a link or two. It costs nothing but it sure will help a fellow brother out so he can continue helping others. Spread the word to other brothers and sisters. Be blessed. Virtue is important indeed :)

Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Believe those words and surf on over to http://www.hybridhondas.com. Click on a link or two. It costs nothing but it sure will help a fellow brother out so he can continue helping others.

Spread the word to other brothers and sisters. Be blessed.

]]> By: Michael Lee Stallard http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56195 Michael Lee Stallard Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:22:50 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56195 Oops! That should be "At a minumum, a manager can see to it that .... Also, "every" should be "everyone" and "do-motivated" should be "de-motivated" Guess I better retire for the night before I set some a record for typos! Oops! That should be "At a minumum, a manager can see to it that ….
Also, "every" should be "everyone" and "do-motivated" should be "de-motivated"
Guess I better retire for the night before I set some a record for typos!

]]> By: Michael Lee Stallard http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56193 Michael Lee Stallard Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:17:46 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56193 At a minimum, a manager can so to at that you are respected as a human being, recognized for contributions you make and develop a collaborative and friendly environment where every feels a sense of belonging. In addition, you can be given autonomy to do your work. The foregoing will at least keep you from being do-motivated. Because you are in a job you have no interest in, a manager is not likely going to be able to help you learn and grow professionally or provide a sense of meaning from your work. It's possible that you might experienced a sense of meaning from the relationships at work, provided there is a healthy social environment. From your comment below, I completely appreciate the economic dilemma. I changed careers in 2002 to write, speak and teach in the area of leadership and corporate culture. Not a good economic move but something I believe I had to do. Perhaps you can pursue what you really want to do on the side for the time being and one day shift to focus on it full-time. Best wishes, Michael At a minimum, a manager can so to at that you are respected as a human being, recognized for contributions you make and develop a collaborative and friendly environment where every feels a sense of belonging. In addition, you can be given autonomy to do your work. The foregoing will at least keep you from being do-motivated. Because you are in a job you have no interest in, a manager is not likely going to be able to help you learn and grow professionally or provide a sense of meaning from your work. It's possible that you might experienced a sense of meaning from the relationships at work, provided there is a healthy social environment.

From your comment below, I completely appreciate the economic dilemma. I changed careers in 2002 to write, speak and teach in the area of leadership and corporate culture. Not a good economic move but something I believe I had to do. Perhaps you can pursue what you really want to do on the side for the time being and one day shift to focus on it full-time.

Best wishes,
Michael

]]> By: Michael Lee Stallard http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56192 Michael Lee Stallard Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:57:08 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56192 Billy, I'm glad you liked it. You bring up a good point about living a divided life. Oftentimes it becomes a lonely life too. I know from experience and wrote an essay about it for Amazon.com's Amazon Shorts entitled "Alone No Longer." Here's the link: <a href="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Alone_No_Longer.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uplo...</a> Thanks for mentioning Wooden's love for his wife Nell. So encouraging to see that, isn't it? I thought it was wonderful that when UCLA wanted to rename its basketball arena in the great coach's honor, Wooden insisted they include his wife's name and place it ahead of his. So the "Pauley Pavilion" became the "Nell and John Wooden Court." One of my favorite sports writers, Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated, shares a very touching story about John Wooden's love for Nell at this link: <a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5254960" target="_blank">http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5254960</a> All the best to you, Michael Billy,

I'm glad you liked it. You bring up a good point about living a divided life. Oftentimes it becomes a lonely life too. I know from experience and wrote an essay about it for Amazon.com's Amazon Shorts entitled "Alone No Longer." Here's the link: http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uplo…

Thanks for mentioning Wooden's love for his wife Nell. So encouraging to see that, isn't it? I thought it was wonderful that when UCLA wanted to rename its basketball arena in the great coach's honor, Wooden insisted they include his wife's name and place it ahead of his. So the "Pauley Pavilion" became the "Nell and John Wooden Court." One of my favorite sports writers, Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated, shares a very touching story about John Wooden's love for Nell at this link: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5254960

All the best to you,
Michael

]]> By: Daniel Decker http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56190 Daniel Decker Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:37:10 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56190 I try to remind myself of that every day. If I just focus on being the best I can be and glorifying God in everything I do, everything else will take care of itself. :) I try to remind myself of that every day. If I just focus on being the best I can be and glorifying God in everything I do, everything else will take care of itself. :)

]]> By: Cyberquill http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56186 Cyberquill Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:44:18 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56186 Because realistically, there's no money in what I <em>really</em> want to do, and even if I got a degree and developed marketable skills, I wouldn't be particularly happy in whatever I'd be doing, simply because I'd have to set my first love aside. Somehow, going from unbearable to so-so-bearable doesn't strike me as much of an improvement. The "nice" thing about working jobs I hate is the unambiguous clarity with which I hate them. I can't really get hopped up about the lukewarm neither-here-nor-there-but-I-guess-it's-sort-of-OK approach to anything, whether applied to work or life in general. Because realistically, there's no money in what I really want to do, and even if I got a degree and developed marketable skills, I wouldn't be particularly happy in whatever I'd be doing, simply because I'd have to set my first love aside. Somehow, going from unbearable to so-so-bearable doesn't strike me as much of an improvement. The "nice" thing about working jobs I hate is the unambiguous clarity with which I hate them. I can't really get hopped up about the lukewarm neither-here-nor-there-but-I-guess-it's-sort-of-OK approach to anything, whether applied to work or life in general.

]]> By: Billy Moyer http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56181 Billy Moyer Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:54:20 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56181 Great post about an amazing human being. John Wooden was the ultimate leader. We can all learn so much from him. A virtuous leader is not only that way in the workplace, but in their personal life as well. John Wooden wrote a love letter to his wife every month after she passed away in 1986. His love for her and for everyone is a perfect example of the virtuous leader. We should all strive to be like John Wooden. Great post, Mike! Thank you for the inspiring words! Great post about an amazing human being. John Wooden was the ultimate leader. We can all learn so much from him. A virtuous leader is not only that way in the workplace, but in their personal life as well. John Wooden wrote a love letter to his wife every month after she passed away in 1986. His love for her and for everyone is a perfect example of the virtuous leader. We should all strive to be like John Wooden. Great post, Mike! Thank you for the inspiring words!

]]> By: decidere http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56178 decidere Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:43:28 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56178 Fantastic quote indeed! Fantastic quote indeed!

]]> By: Michael Hyatt http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56177 Michael Hyatt Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:21:22 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56177 That's a fantastic quote. Love it! That's a fantastic quote. Love it!

]]> By: Michael Hyatt http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56176 Michael Hyatt Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:21:07 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56176 That is a great quote. Thanks for sharing it. That is a great quote. Thanks for sharing it.

]]> By: Michael Hyatt http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56175 Michael Hyatt Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:20:32 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56175 Perhaps this is a stupid question, but why do you work in jobs you hate? Why don't you either get a degree or acquire marketable skills? It seem to me that like is too short to spend so much time doing something we hate. Perhaps this is a stupid question, but why do you work in jobs you hate? Why don't you either get a degree or acquire marketable skills? It seem to me that like is too short to spend so much time doing something we hate.

]]> By: Cyberquill http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56174 Cyberquill Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:14:57 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56174 Correction: would QUIT (not "quite") instantly if they won a million bucks in the lottery. (You see, I can't even spell. Go figure.) Correction: would QUIT (not "quite") instantly if they won a million bucks in the lottery. (You see, I can't even spell. Go figure.)

]]> By: Cyberquill http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56173 Cyberquill Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:10:51 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56173 Since I have no academic degrees nor marketable skills (or skill to market the ones I may have), I spent most of my working life waiting tables. To date, I got fired a grand total of twelve times, which means I've served under quite a few leaders in quite a few companies (I guess a restaurant is a "company" of sorts). I've met horrible managers who were clueless how to lead, and I've met a few good ones. The problem with leading employees like myself is that when I'm at work, all I want is the money, for if it weren't for the money, I wouldn't be there in the first place. How to motivate workers like me who simply don't like what they do for a living? (the phrase "don't like" defined as "would quite instantly if they won a million bucks in the lottery") I'm guessing that <em>most</em> members of the national workforce don't like what they do for a living, because I can't imagine that most of them would keep showing up for work if they won a million bucks in the lottery. Unless a person has an intrinsic affinity for they work they do, how do you motivate such person other than by threatening to cut of their income, i.e., fire them, if they don't perform at a certain level? Since I have no academic degrees nor marketable skills (or skill to market the ones I may have), I spent most of my working life waiting tables. To date, I got fired a grand total of twelve times, which means I've served under quite a few leaders in quite a few companies (I guess a restaurant is a "company" of sorts). I've met horrible managers who were clueless how to lead, and I've met a few good ones. The problem with leading employees like myself is that when I'm at work, all I want is the money, for if it weren't for the money, I wouldn't be there in the first place. How to motivate workers like me who simply don't like what they do for a living? (the phrase "don't like" defined as "would quite instantly if they won a million bucks in the lottery")

I'm guessing that most members of the national workforce don't like what they do for a living, because I can't imagine that most of them would keep showing up for work if they won a million bucks in the lottery.

Unless a person has an intrinsic affinity for they work they do, how do you motivate such person other than by threatening to cut of their income, i.e., fire them, if they don't perform at a certain level?

]]> By: Michael Lee Stallard http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56172 Michael Lee Stallard Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:05:08 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56172 Pete, So true. Take a look at the summary of the "Hardwired to Connect" research at this link: <a href="http://www.americanvalues.org/html/hardwired.html" target="_blank">http://www.americanvalues.org/html/hardwired.html</a> Some of the most prominent experts in adolescent development concluded in this research that many of America's children and adolescents are experiencing high levels of anxiety and depression because they are not living in cultures (including at the family level) that develop connections with others and with moral and spiritual meaning. Check out the link to the video on the left side of the page at above link and you will find an excellent presentation by the lead researcher from Dartmouth Medical School. Michael Pete,

So true. Take a look at the summary of the "Hardwired to Connect" research at this link:
http://www.americanvalues.org/html/hardwired.html

Some of the most prominent experts in adolescent development concluded in this research that many of America's children and adolescents are experiencing high levels of anxiety and depression because they are not living in cultures (including at the family level) that develop connections with others and with moral and spiritual meaning. Check out the link to the video on the left side of the page at above link and you will find an excellent presentation by the lead researcher from Dartmouth Medical School.

Michael

]]> By: Michael Lee Stallard http://michaelhyatt.com/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html/comment-page-1#comment-56170 Michael Lee Stallard Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:20:35 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/2010/06/john-wooden-and-the-power-of-virtue-in-leadership.html#comment-56170 John, Great point you make and one that I recommend in the book you can download above. One section of the book has inspiring stories of 20 great leaders of nations, businesses, social sector organizations, churches and sports teams who connected with the people they led. Michael John,

Great point you make and one that I recommend in the book you can download above. One section of the book has inspiring stories of 20 great leaders of nations, businesses, social sector organizations, churches and sports teams who connected with the people they led.

Michael

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