{"id":3048,"date":"2013-04-01T15:37:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T20:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=3048"},"modified":"2025-05-21T23:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T04:08:13","slug":"wisdom_from_the_wizard_of_westwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wisdom_from_the_wizard_of_westwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisdom from The Wizard of Westwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3048\" class=\"elementor elementor-3048\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3fb034 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3fb034\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Comments\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d122991 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d122991\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36edaff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36edaff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a24efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a24efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Wooden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Wooden<\/strong><\/a> (a.k.a.\u00a0<em>The Wizard of Westwood<\/em>) is arguably the most successful coach in the history of college basketball.<\/p><p>While having lunch with a friend, I learned that he once had the privilege of witnessing The Wizard at work at a routine practice session during the glory years at UCLA.\u00a0 He shared a story about the conclusion of the practice that I continue to pass on when helping others to understand and apply one of Coach Wooden\u2019s success principals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ee5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13ee5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cNever mistake activity for achievement.\u201d\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2a0df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f2a0df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7381220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7381220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/John_Wooden.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7398\" alt=\"John Wooden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/John_Wooden.png 292w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/John_Wooden-150x135.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d53f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40d53f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1340cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1340cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Conventional Wisdom<\/h3><p>Successful basketball coaches know that free throw success frequently determines the outcome of a game. Many coaches routinely require their players to shoot 100 free throws at every practice.<strong><em> \u201cPractice makes perfect.<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201d <\/em>Right?\u00a0 \u00a0Except when you mistake <strong><em>activity<\/em> <\/strong>for <strong><em>achievement<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><h3>Wooden&#8217;s Wisdom Applied<\/h3><p>Wooden\u2019s final practice assignment for his players was a simple exercise in free throw shooting. Players were permitted to end their practice session after making ten successive free throws. On that particular day, UCLA\u2019s All-America point guard,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henry_Bibby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henry Bibby<\/a> was the first player to stroll off the court to the comfort of the locker room and a warm shower. He completed the assignment with perfect, ten-for-ten efficiency.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><h3>Effective Measurement: Begin With the End in Mind<\/h3><p>Would Henry Bibby have been a better player if he was required to shoot 100 free throws daily instead or just those ten? Which measurement is the more effective?<\/p><p>John Wooden\u2019s wizardry in this example lies in his understanding of the difference between activity and achievement. While Wooden\u2019s competitors focused on the activity of shooting, UCLA\u2019s players focused on the desired result. When the desired result was achieved (consistent, repeatable success), the players were instantly rewarded. Coach Wooden\u2019s record speaks for itself. His players established habits of excellence.<\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Aristotle<\/em><\/h5><p>How can you apply this subtle, yet powerful wisdom to personal and organizational achievement throughout your organization?<\/p><p>In how many organizations do you see managers routinely working twelve hour days? Is their focus on taking one hundred shots or making ten? Is there an unwritten rule that no one leaves work before the boss? Do you have sales people shooting hundreds of shots at unqualified accounts? As you look at all of these examples, is your organizational focus on taking one hundred shots or making ten?<\/p><p>How have you valued activity over achievement? Could you become vulnerable to a superior competitor, like John Wooden? Are there Henry Bibbys in your organization whose star potential is being squandered by requirements for unfocused activity? At what cost? Do you reward those who take their 100 shots the same as those who efficiently go ten-for-ten?<\/p><h3>Examining Your Workplace Activities<\/h3><p>How can you apply this subtle, yet powerful wisdom to personal and organizational achievement throughout your organization?<\/p><p>In how many organizations do you see managers routinely working twelve hour days? Is their focus on taking one hundred shots or making ten? Is there an unwritten rule that no one leaves work before the boss? Do you have sales people shooting hundreds of shots at unqualified accounts? As you look at all of these examples, is your organizational focus on taking one hundred shots or making ten?<\/p><p>How have you valued activity over achievement? Could you become vulnerable to a superior competitor, like John Wooden? Are there Henry Bibbys in your organization whose star potential is being squandered by requirements for unfocused activity? At what cost? Do you reward those who take their 100 shots the same as those who efficiently go ten-for-ten?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a58a834 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a58a834\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d7fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4d7fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Epilogue<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099ddd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"099ddd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John Wooden, passed away Los Angeles on June 4, 2010 at age 99. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_R._Wooden_Award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John R. Wooden Award<\/a>\u00a0is college basketball\u2019s most prestigious honor.<\/p><p>Wooden\u2019s All-American prot\u00e9g\u00e9, Henry Bibby, has learned to apply the lessons learned from The Wizard. Bibby, served as head basketball coach at USC for eight seasons, is considered by many as the most successful coach in USC\u2019s history. Henry\u2019s son,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mike_Bibby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike<\/a>, played professional basketball for 14 years after a successful college career at Arizona.<\/p><p>Special thanks to Dan Dalberg for sharing his UCLA eyewitness account at lunch in 2003 and inspiring this article, which I\u2019ve republished here ten years later. \u00a0The Wizard\u2019s wisdom is timeless.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149204a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"149204a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdb0db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cdb0db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83ddb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b83ddb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John Wooden\u2019s Ted Talk on the Difference between Winning and Succeeding\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089287b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"089287b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/0MM-psvqiG8&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77c1129 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77c1129\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0fe553\" data-id=\"a0fe553\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38805dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38805dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bonus Wisdom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c0cf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59c0cf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Adding some addition John Wooden quotes:<\/strong><\/h4><h5><em>&#8220;Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.&#8221;<\/em><\/h5><h5><em>&#8220;Passion is momentary; love is enduring.&#8221;<\/em><\/h5><h5><em>&#8220;Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.&#8221;<\/em><\/h5><h5 class=\"b-qt qt_384233\"><em>&#8220;Success is never final, failure is never fatal. 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