Golf and the game of leadership 20. Sách tham khảo học hỏi kỹ năng tổ chức lãnh đạo. Trong cuốn sách này, Bill Haupt, cựu quản lý điều hành phát triển tại General Motors, một người bạn lâu năm và đồng nghiệp, cung cấp đầu vào, cái nhìn sâu sắc. Ông là một niềm vui để mọi người làm việc với, một''lãnh đạo thực sự,''và rất con người. Ann và Bill tham gia từ đầu đến cuối trong thực hiện cuốn sách có giá trị, dễ đọc, và thú vị này | 180 Golf and the Game of Leadership ners picked up their bags and started to walk off the tee. But not Charlie. He proceeded to hit a third fourth fifth sixth and finally a seventh shot. Seven balls in the water All the while his playing partners are saying Take a drop let s go. Charlie slammed his driver in his bag and without a word headed in the direction of where his last ball had crossed the water. His partners headed down the fairway. To their amazement when Charlie reached the water he took his bag of clubs and pitched it as far as he could out into the pond. He watched it sink and without a word or a wave headed for the parking lot. Charlie s buddies did what real golfers do under such circumstances. They played on. As they putted out on the green they saw Charlie heading back to where he had thrown the clubs in the water. Charlie strode to the water s edge and without breaking stride into the water. Didn t take off his shoes or roll his pant legs up. He was obviously trying to spot his bag. Then he reached down and pulled the bag out of the water. His partners cheered and applauded as the bag broke the water. Charlie held the bag in the air. He unzipped a pocket reached in pulled something out and stuck it in his pant s pocket. He lifted the golf bag over his head and once again threw it out into the pond. Charlie turned walked out of the water and headed back to the parking lot. Golfers can be frustrated by new tee locations tree plantings poor sand-trap maintenance aerated greens and so on but most adapt. They don t let themselves become victims of the changes. Leaders can be frustrated too by the pace of change on the Global Leadership Course. There is a lot happening around them over which they have no control. The game is more difficult complex and competitive. You know the last time you played the hole you could hit it over the water Accept Change Adapt 181 To be sure Charlie lost control. He let his frustration overcome him. He lost the ability to .
