Since it was just Masters Sunday, it seems appropriate to talk about the leaders in the golf world; specifically Tiger Woods. Golf still remains one of the truest games today that has been untouched by the media cloud that seems to smash and cause controversy in every professional sport. Until Tiger Woods botched up his image with an unimaginable car crash that later revealed a sex addict rippled with affairs, he was untouchable. Woods was the face of all sports. In my time, I have never found an athlete that could compare to his compassion and charisma on and off the course. Tiger Woods has an unmatched drive for perfection that many athletes couldn't even come close to replicating by a fraction of a percent during their whole career. This is what makes him so dominating. Is that why Tiger is an authentic leader? I believe so. Authentic leadership is characterized by exhibiting genuine leadership, leading from conviction, are originals, and base their actions on their values. Woods makes up all these characteristics and more.
To start Woods is genuine, he has been in the spotlight since he was barely able to walk as a guest on the Johnny Carson show. His drive and determination started as a young kid, and led him to be a star at Stanford University. He leads by conviction by never thinking he is perfect until he wins every tournament he enters, and what makes him original is he is of African American and Asian descent. There has never been a black athlete, let alone the richest athlete in history accomplish what he has. Original is an understatement for Woods because if there was someone more original, we would be talking about them and not Woods. Finally, we arrive at Wood's values. Being from a military background, drive and determination was instilled from a young age through his father, Earl. One thing that seems to be misunderstood in calling him a authentic leader, is the recent events that tarnished a great deal of his name. How can this be? Do most authentic leaders lead enough to see themselves turn bad as seen in the blockbuster hit “the Dark Knight” by the main character who turns into Two-Face? What do you think?
-Nick Kulavic
I agree with a lot of what you said here but if Tiger Woods bases his actions on his values then what does that say about his values?, that he believes that adultery is right ?, also Tiger Woods is known to use profanity in a game where it is not typically accepted, especially when it can be heard on television. However I do believe that Tiger Woods is begining to find his purpose, and that he has always demonstrated self-discipline which Bill George says are characteristics of authentic leaders.
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Jack Kalita
Tiger Woods is a unique leader in this world. He truly did seem like the flawless role model before 18 months ago, then the public got to realize he's only human. He lived up to his faults, and the public is starting to tilt more toward his favor once again. What I find intriguing about Tiger is his overall mental approach, as well as his approach to being a leader. He is transformational because he constantly mentions an idea or image of how he wants to play, rather than give exact numbers of what he hopes to shoot. But also, he's transactional becuase every tournament he is solely determined on winning it outright. He considers any tournament not won a failure. It's tough to be both transactional and transformational, but Tiger Woods does portray both traits.
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