... you are the one. It’s up to you to identifyand work on those ideas that will improve your leadership game. Just like thegameof golf! Remember, in both thegameof golfand thegameof leadership, ... matter howoften and for how long they play the game. Golfers focus on the weaknesses in their game that, if improved, could lower theirscores, such as driving distance, iron play, the short game, ... those of others, to do the rightthing. Cynics are certainly sometimes right in their views. Theyare also often not realistic in their thinking. Most assuredly theywaste a lot of energy on their...
... Grip To hold the club such that the little finger of one hand is wrapped around the forefinger ofthe other.Lie Position ofthe ball at rest.Links Golf course within four miles ofthe sea coast. ... green.Pitch Lofted shot to the green with little run at the end of the ball’s flight.PGA Professional Golf Association.Professional One who is compensated for playing the game. Putt Actofhittingtheballonthegreenwithaputter.Rough ... Opposite of a draw.Fairway The manicured playing area between the tee and the green that offers the player the best chance for success. Alsoknown as ‘ the short grass.’’Feathery Early type of golf...
... from the consciousness. It is man’s only enemy - fear of lack, fear of 2Table of ContentsChapter 1 TheGame 3Chapter 2 The Law of Prosperity 12Chapter 3 The Power ofthe Word 19Chapter 4 The ... and the spirit, or the subconscious and superconsciousmind. They must be one. When the subconscious is flooded with the perfect ideas ofthe superconscious, God and man are one.“I and the Father ... and as she cast it upon the Superconscious with its belief of plenty, an avalanche of supply was the result.14 The Law of ProsperityI won’t receive it till the first ofthe month, and I must...
... regarding the workings ofthe publishing industry.Adrienne Hickey of AMACOM belongs in the text of hole#12, Courage. A self-confessed nongolfer, she nonetheless saw po-tential in thegameof golf ... assistance is required, the services of a competent professionalperson should be sought.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMcHugh, Donald E.Golf and thegameof leadership : an ... Thanks, Adri-enne. Niels Buessem did the professional editing ofthe manu-ix 10589$ $ACK 02-23-04 16:44:05 PSThis page intentionally left blank Golf and theGame of Leadership 10589$ $$FM 02-23-04...
... illustrate further as we play the leadership course. The gameof golf is a test ofthe individual. So is thegame of leadership. Success at golf or leadership rests on the application of fundamental ... You cannot consistently win at either game if you are not positive and optimistic about the results of your play. Possibly above all, thegameof golf and thegame of leadership require total focus ... in 1994, the marvelous game of golf. It is a lifelong addiction for many, and the numberskeep increasing. Golf is a near perfect metaphor for leadership. The gameof golf and thegameof leadership...
... PS16Golf and theGameof Leadershiprespond accordingly. They not only love the ‘‘work,’’ they havefun playing the game. Well, most ofthe time! The gameof leadership has the same potential ... wantto play thegameof golf? In a word, MOTIVATION! Golfers aremotivated by thegame they love to play, thegame that neverceases to challenge. There are millions of us. And the numberskeep ... surfaces. The player (golfer) simplytakes a club of choice and strikes the golf ball in the direction of the appropriate hole as often as necessary until it nestles safely in the cup on the green. Then...
... one of our modern giant cruiseships. If you want to change the course of one of these vessels, the of cer -of -the- deck orders a change to the angle ofthe rudder. The rudder angle changes the ... make them known by your actions. The Core of CharacterValues are at the core of character. They help us determine the rightness of our actions. They are not made on the golf course orin the ... a ‘‘realleader.’’Low scores in thegameof golf most often result when playersdo a good job at three aspects ofthe game. They are:1.Keeping the ‘‘ball in the fairway’’2.Hitting ‘‘greens...
... know they are not recording all their shots on the scorecard. What do you think of that person? Would you, or doyou, trust them off the course? The gameof leadership is no different. Leaders often ... Will they if you change in the future? 10589$ $CH3 02-23-04 16:44:29 PS36Golf and theGameof Leadership The Sense of Integrity The professional golfer’s sense of integrity is enforced duringtournament ... Are the Driversgolf identifies the position of a tee shot as being right in the mid-dle ofthe fairway. It is never a bad place to be. Center-cut valuescan make you the kind of leader others...
... limiting, andthey certainly are. They can also be viewed as defining the game, making it unique from other activities. This is true both of the gameof golf and ofthegameof leadership, though the rules ... 48Golf and theGameof Leadershipficult, even agonizing situations and did so professionally. Theydemonstrated the ability to balance the needs ofthe business with the individual needs of their ... policies, and standards. Often these are not assimple and straightforward as the rules and courtesies of play as-sociated with thegameof golf. Rather, they are often complex intheir application...
... gameof leadership with the same integrity as you approach thegameof golf? Just as in the gameof golf, only you know your real score! The Guy in the GlassPeter ‘‘Dale’’ Wimbrow, Sr. wrote the ... reinvigorate the value of being an American. The systems and structure of NASAtogether with the daily decisions of all the people involved in the vision brought success. Most Americans alive at the time ... achieving the vision. Fig-ure 5-1 illustrates the connection of vision and values to the bot-tom line.President John F. Kennedy expressed the vision of putting aman on the moon. One of his reasons...
... service at London’s St. Paul’s Cathe-dral. There were two buglers, located at opposite ends of the church. At the close ofthe ceremony, the first bugler, at the front of the church, played ‘‘Taps.’’ ... casket reached the doors ofthe church, the secondbugler began to play ‘‘Reveille.’’Why is it the ship beats the waves when the waves areso many and the ship is one? The reason is that the shiphas ... hundreds of thousands of front-line workers.On another chart pad, Bob then drew a pyramid similar to the one in Figure 6-1. He drew the same set of arrows on the second pyramid but labeled the organization...
... 16:44:46 PS72Golf and theGameof Leadershiprefer to this as a bringing together ofthe elements ofthe game, whether golf or leadership, for a shot at the target. All the pieces—values, rules, ... take their lead from and try to emulate the behavior of their bosses. After all, they right away say to them-selves, ‘I want the bosses’ job.’ So, they become victims of the serendipity ofthe ... the bullet will not hit the target, and this principle applies just as much to the golfswing. The club face must be aimed at the target and the align-ment ofthe body must match the angle of...
... out the holes that offer the most chal-lenge, and therefore the most reward, for those who play themwell along with playing the easier ones well. So, the slight edgegoes to the combination of ... Prime Minister of India,like her father: ‘‘There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take credit for it. Be part ofthe first group,there are fewer of them.’’Leadership ... confidence of others. You will havegreater influence in the organization. Your leadership examplewill rub off on others to their, and the organization’s, benefit. Inshort, step out ofthe leadership...
... PS96Golf and theGameof Leadershipelements ofthegame that their behavior can control or influence. The same applies to the leader playing the leadership game. One of the major causes of stress ... leaders work ON the system.4. Who has the greatest effect on the performance of a shipat sea? The captain? The navigator? The chief engineer? Well, it’snone ofthe above. It is the ship’s designer ... studied the manufacturing process,and read the quality statistics. Then, he once again ob-served the way the assemblers did their work at each of the line stations, and he talked more with them.The...
... They may be helpful in a technical, by -the- numbers sense, but they are not effective substitutes for the depth of a philosophy. Leadership philosophy is the seat of self, the foundation ofthe ... blaming others or escaping re-sponsibility through justification, one is at the same time losingcontrol ofthe situation. (It is equivalent to the golfer blaming the club, the caddie, or the weather. ... ‘‘ownership’’ of the meanings of personal responsibility and accountability. Lead-ership is an honorable game. Oops!A number of years ago an incoming jumbo jet from the Far Eastlanded short ofthe runway...