2012年6月8日星期五

Golden Words from Coach Wooden

“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”

One of our newly hired marketing directors was looking for ways to differentiate our accounting firm. This marketing director thought outside the normal boundaries of how accounting firms worked. Unlike today oakley sunglasses oil rig, back then, professional services firms rarely teamed with sports professionals. For our firm, Coach Wooden was a golden choice because he stood for excellence. What’s more, he was as genuine and real as anyone you will hope to find. His work ethic was his brand … and it stood for something.

So, as we remember him, it is a good time to think about the work we do … and to think about what we need to do to prepare our organizations to succeed. ###


He also inspired individuals and organizations outside the realm of college basketball. In fact, Wooden once said something that ought to inspire and motivate corporate finance executive and managers:

The sports world lost one of its icons last week when the legendary former UCLA coach John Wooden died.



Wooden guided and inspired an incredibly talented and impressive group of players, including Bill Walton, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Marques Johnson, Jamal Wilkes, Henry Bibby oakley sunglasses oil rig, and many, many more.




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