Nature or Nurture?
Who you are as a person in the natural is critically important. I stand by my assertion that leaders are made not born, yet, there are some people who seem to be more ‘naturally’ disposed to leadership than others. It is my belief that this will have been more strongly influenced and affected by their upbringing and the environment, than their DNA.
Over the years, I’ve observed many many golfers, and many many leaders - political, spiritual, religious and business leaders. There is considerable commonality between the way in which golfers play their game and the way they lead.
It is helpful to know and understand what your own ‘natural’ character is - the sort of golfer you are, in general terms, and the game you are most comfortable playing. When you recognise your own game, your own preferred ‘style’ it becomes both a strength and a weakness. You know what you are good at and what turns you on, you also now begin to know what you are not so ‘natural’ at doing and can take action to either remedy the situation or, simply to recognise that this will remain a weakness. No bad thing in and of itself - the greatest leaders of all time know their weaknesses - and usually (sensibly) compensate by hiring someone they trust to fill this gap.
