Comments on: Tiger Woods, Authenticity and Real Leadership – Part 2 http://sagelead.com/blog/leadership-strategies/tiger-woods-authenticity-and-real-leadership-%e2%80%93-part-2 Susan Shaner on Lfe & Leadership Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:17:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Susan Shaner http://sagelead.com/blog/leadership-strategies/tiger-woods-authenticity-and-real-leadership-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-23 Susan Shaner Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:41:11 +0000 http://sagelead.com/blog/?p=1044#comment-23 Kate, thank you so much for your wise comments. I love what you wrote and have a similar sentiment about: "If Tiger applies himself to mastering his own self-awareness and social contribution the way he has golf, regardless of what the critics think, his legacy will be a life beyond being a great golfer; it will be that of becoming a great human being." This ultimately would be his real legacy - character. I'm going to check out the book recommendation - it sounds great! Kate, thank you so much for your wise comments. I love what you wrote and have a similar sentiment about: “If Tiger applies himself to mastering his own self-awareness and social contribution the way he has golf, regardless of what the critics think, his legacy will be a life beyond being a great golfer; it will be that of becoming a great human being.” This ultimately would be his real legacy – character.
I’m going to check out the book recommendation – it sounds great!

]]> By: Kate DuBois http://sagelead.com/blog/leadership-strategies/tiger-woods-authenticity-and-real-leadership-%e2%80%93-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-22 Kate DuBois Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:34:58 +0000 http://sagelead.com/blog/?p=1044#comment-22 Susan, thank you for your insights about Tiger. I just watched the interview again and it's still almost unbearable to watch. For all the people who said he wasn't genuine, I am in the same camp as you - he appears genuine to me. And...as all sage leaders know, the proof, as Tiger said, will be in his behavior. I was struck by the times he mentioned that he needs and will continue to seek help, which like any master athlete and Buddhist, involves working with a master coach and teacher. I wonder who those people in his future will be? There's a new book I just ran across that would make interesting reading material for Tiger: <a href="http://www.clintsidle.org/books.php" rel="nofollow">The Hungry Spirit</a> Author Clint Sidle, who is also the Director of the Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows Program at Cornell talks about the grip of the "Lesser Spirit," the freedom in the "Greater Spirit," and the power in seeking feedback and being heroic in your choices. When Tiger asked for people to believe in him again one day, I was surprised he didn't also ask for their forgiveness, but perhaps that was too much to ask now and what will truly stand the test of time is the story he tells himself and his children about what it means to fall from grace and find your way back to the Garden, or in this case, the golf course and his former fans. I for one, believe in the power of people to change for the better - with help and a greater purpose than themselves. If Tiger applies himself to mastering his own self-awareness and social contribution the way he has golf, regardless of what the critics think, his legacy will be a life beyond being a great golfer; it will be that of becoming a great human being. Susan, thank you for your insights about Tiger. I just watched the interview again and it’s still almost unbearable to watch. For all the people who said he wasn’t genuine, I am in the same camp as you – he appears genuine to me. And…as all sage leaders know, the proof, as Tiger said, will be in his behavior.

I was struck by the times he mentioned that he needs and will continue to seek help, which like any master athlete and Buddhist, involves working with a master coach and teacher. I wonder who those people in his future will be?

There’s a new book I just ran across that would make interesting reading material for Tiger: The Hungry Spirit Author Clint Sidle, who is also the Director of the Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows Program at Cornell talks about the grip of the “Lesser Spirit,” the freedom in the “Greater Spirit,” and the power in seeking feedback and being heroic in your choices.

When Tiger asked for people to believe in him again one day, I was surprised he didn’t also ask for their forgiveness, but perhaps that was too much to ask now and what will truly stand the test of time is the story he tells himself and his children about what it means to fall from grace and find your way back to the Garden, or in this case, the golf course and his former fans.

I for one, believe in the power of people to change for the better – with help and a greater purpose than themselves. If Tiger applies himself to mastering his own self-awareness and social contribution the way he has golf, regardless of what the critics think, his legacy will be a life beyond being a great golfer; it will be that of becoming a great human being.

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