Welcome to the third article in the Leadership in Hospitality (in the Golf Industry) series. Once again, I’ve found inspiration in the insights of Marcus Buckingham. As we (hopefully) emerge from the wet, snowy, and cold season here in the PNW, golf season is rapidly approaching—making this topic more relevant than ever. At first glance, … Read more
In the last article, the first in the Leader’s Top Disciplines Series, we looked at the valuable discipline of “Finding What is Right (or Excellent)” and more to the point, to work as leaders on disciplining ourselves to “find what’s working” vs going to the people, situations, contexts that need our attention or fixing. Click … Read more
What is a Skill and What is a Discipline? You might be thinking, “What a weird question!” But I don’t think so. In fact, I’ve been emphasizing the distinction between the two for many years. While skills and disciplines are certainly linked, they are not the same. So, how are they different? Let’s break it … Read more
As with the previous topics, for Article 11 of the Paradox Series, we unpacked “The Looking Paradox,” and considered how it applied to the golf industry. Specifically, the clarity came from this idea that what we are looking at truly matters, “If I’m not careful, I can also miss the(se) key facts, data or perspectives … Read more
For Article 10 of the Paradox Series, we unpacked “The Fear Paradox” and considered how it applied to the golf industry. In summary, we looked at ways that fear can be useful, motivational and even beneficial in our personal and professional lives as PGA Professionals, (while recognizing that, at the same time, fear can be … Read more
In the last article, we considered the “Taleb Surgeon Paradox” and how it related to how we are likely to make tough choices in our lives/careers about who we trust, who we choose as our mentors or who we “let cut us” like a surgeon. In summary, this paradox states that, “If you’re faced with … Read more