John Wooden's Pyramid of Success

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that you did your best to
become the best that you are capable of becoming”..
John R. Wooden, Head Basketball Coach , UCLA
 A group of talented people that want to use
their skills, experience and energy to support
client needs
 A group of talented people where
fun, focus, credibility, respect, fairness, pride, u
nity and camaraderie are integral parts of the
DNA of each
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Organization
Clients
Partners
How many teams do we
participate in daily?
Family
Religious
Social
Friends
Sports
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Stated
Expectations
Client,
sponsor,
Users,
Others
Organization
Team
Internal
Expectations
External
Expectations
Perceived
Expectations
Technology
Training
Support
Stagnation
Process
Skills
Requirements
Budget
Schedule
Resourcing
$ Allocation
Goals
3

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The Pyramid of Success
Industriousness
4

 First Cornerstone: There is no substitute for hard work
 Worthwhile things come from hard work and planning
 It takes a team to do anything of enduring value to self,
company or client
 Success has a price and that price must be paid by
every team member, no coasting
 The price must be paid all the time
 The price increases if the team wants to improve,
increase or continue winning
 The price NEVER decreases
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Industriousness Friendship
6

 Comes from mutual esteem, respect and devotion.
 A sincere liking for all
 Each team member must be able to count on all the
other team members when necessary
 Keys to accountability; character, confidence,
commitment, consistency and cohesion
 The team must know how to hold together no matter
how difficult
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Industriousness Friendship Loyalty
8

 Loyalty to and from the people you work on the team
is essential to success
 Loyalty is keeping your self-respect
 Loyalty is knowing whom and what you have
allegiance to and how that fits in the big picture
 Loyalty means giving respect to those you work with
internally and externally
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Industriousness Friendship Loyalty Cooperation
10

 Must have cooperation at all levels for team to succeed
 Cooperation means listening and not always insisting
on having it your way
 Individually you are not the only one with good ideas
 Attitude makes cooperation work
 T.E.A.M – Together Everyone Accomplishes More!
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Abilities Attitudes Results
 Great Talent + Rotten Attitudes = Bad Team
 Great Talent + Bad Attitudes = Average Team
 Great Talent + Average Attitudes = Good Team
 Great Talent + Good Attitudes = Great Team
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Industriousness Friendship Loyalty Cooperation Enthusiasm
13

 Second Cornerstone – You have to like what you are
doing to generate enthusiasm
 Enthusiasm is contagious, negativism is contagious
also
 If you don’t enjoy your work, you cannot be working
up to your potential
 Don’t whine, complain or criticize. Just leave!
 Enthusiasm ignites hard work and converts it into
industriousness – The First Cornerstone!
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Self-control
15

 Self-Control is critical for discipline and mastery of
emotions and therefore success
 When you lose control of your emotions, when your
self-discipline breaks down your judgment and
common sense suffer
 Complaining, whining and making excuses keeps your
focus out of the present
 Success comes in being productive in the present, self-
control keeps you in the present
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Self-control Alertness
17

 We sometimes get lost in tunnel vision, to avoid we
must stay in the present and observant
 Learning comes from being alert; sometimes it is
referencing things to improve by doing and other times
it is referencing things not to do
 Alertness makes the task of reaching your personal
best easier and more effective
 Be observant at all times
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Self-control Alertness Initiative
19

 Initiative is having the courage to make decisions and
take action
 We must not be afraid to fail
 Respect your challenges but do not fear them
 You have nothing to fear if you have prepared, studied
and asked questions
 Failure is something that we learn from not fear
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Self-control Alertness Initiative Intentness
21

 Intentness can mean
determination, persistence, tenacity or perseverance
but it always involved doing something, not wanting
something
 Intentness is avoiding the temptation to take the short
cut and stay the course to achievement
 You may have to go back, start over, change your
method, go around, over or under; but you don’t quit
 Be determined to reach your goal
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Condition
23

 Conditioning can take many paths depending on
profession however there are some constants
 Physical Conditioning
 Mental Conditioning
 Moral Conditioning
 Emotional Conditioning
 Identify your conditioning requirements and then
attain them
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Condition Skill
25

 This is situated in the middle for a reason because it is
vital to success
 Skill means being able to do all your job, not just part
of it, on a regular basis
 We need to be able to execute properly, quickly and
without undo prompting
 Experience is valued but skill is still more important in
the big picture
 Provides the core competency to many other blocks
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Condition Skill Team Spirit
27

 Means we are willing to sacrifice personal
considerations for the welfare of all
 Means thinking of others
 Means not only being willing but eager to sacrifice, if
necessary, for the team
 Means you can do well individually & obtain praise,
but it should be put to use for the good of the team
 Team Spirit, like real love, is unconditional!
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Poise
29

 Being yourself, not acting or being a poser
 Being comfortable with who you are and reflecting it
 The goal is not to satisfy everyone else’s expectations
 The goal is to give your effort to being the best that you
can be
 Means you will function near your own level of
competency and success
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Poise Confidence
31

 We must believe in ourselves if we expect others to
believe in us
 You can have Poise and Confidence if you are prepared
and understand what you need to do
 Poise and Confidence are really the natural results of
all of the previous blocks being executed properly
 You can’t force confidence to happen and have positive
results in the long term
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Poise Confidence
Team
Greatness
33

 Ultimately, the prior 14 blocks completion will lead to
Team Greatness
 The team can only be great if each participant is at their
best when their best is needed
 These blocks provide a basis for dealing with
challenges that are hard, very hard
 Is it fun to do what is ordinary, easy, simple,
something anyone can do? Absolutely not!
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 “Will this work?” HIQ - Hopelessness-Inducing
Question (when said with doubt, fear and skepticism)
 “Will this ever work?” – HAQ – Hopelessness-
Assured Question
 “How will I make this work?” - PIQ – Possibility-
Inducing Question
 “How will I contribute so that we make this work for
the team and our clients?” – EPIQ – Exciting
Possibility-Inducing Question
 Brian D. Biro, Beyond Success
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 Success of Client
 Success of Organization
 Success of Partners
 Success & Growth of each member of
the team
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