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Assuming you're not Tiger Woods or Annika Sorenstam, chances are your golf-playing (or watching) time is interrupted on a regular basis by the demands of your leadership roles. But the approach you use on the links translates surprisingly well to the office and the boardroom. "Golf and the Game of Leadership" shows how qualities like focus, consistency, seeing the big picture, and knowing when to be aggressive and when to lay up - all can be applied to the way you perform in the professional realm.
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Golf and the Game of Leadership An 18-Hole Guide for Success in Business and in Life Donald E. McHugh American Management Association New York • Atlanta • Brussels • Chicago • Mexico City • San Francisco Shanghai • Tokyo • Toronto • Washington, D.C. .......................... 10589$ $$FM 02-23-04 16:43:59 PS Special discounts on bulk quantities of AMACOM books are available to corporations, professional associations, and other organizations. For details, contact Special Sales Department, AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Tel.: 212-903-8316. Fax: 212-903-8083. Web site: www.amacombooks.org This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McHugh, Donald E. Golf and the game of leadership : an 18-hole guide for success in business and in life / Donald E. McHugh.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8144-0837-0 1. Leadership. 2. Success in business. I. Title. HD57.7.M3957 2004 658.4⬘092—dc22 2003022895 2004 Donald E. McHugh. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Printing Hole Number 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 .......................... 10589$ $$FM 02-23-04 16:43:59 PS This book is dedicated to Ann. As wife, mother, and best friend, she is the "real leader" of the McHugh clan and, like all the recognized and unrecognized "real leaders" everywhere, makes good things happen each and every day. .......................... 10589$ $$FM 02-23-04 16:43:59 PS Contents Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix On the Practice Tee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP COURSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hole 1 You’ve Gotta Love the Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hole 2 Simple . . . Yet Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Hole 3 Values Are the Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Hole 4 Play by the Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Hole 5 Tee It Up with Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Hole 6 Posture, Grip, Alignment (PGA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Hole 7 The Slight Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Hole 8 Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 vii