The 9C's of leadership paradigm style #6 – Shifting your Paradigm

Each of us in reality possess aspects of each of these styles in our game and in our leadership.

Underneath the situational style we may have developed though, lies a core style that suits us best. A style in which we are truly ‘playing with ourselves’ – a place where we are at ease with our game, and feel confident that we will achieve what we set out to achieve.

• Knowing your pre-disposition for a preferred style means that you know where, when the pressure is on, you are going to play naturally and with least effort.
• Knowing yourself and trusting in the strengths of a particular style will enable you to actively reduce your golf score and pro-actively lead your people.

One of the best ways to develop your golf game is to go take some lessons from a professional golf coach. You can of course learn from books, your mates, watching others and practicing. The benefits of finding a professional golf coach is that you will learn the correct way to play. The magazines and books you can learn from are full of some of the most contradictory advice you will ever read. But a good, professionally qualified coach is the best investment.

Oh, and by the way… you need clubs that fit for you but you do not need the latest titanium supple headed mega driver! It ain’t the tools friend…

Developing your leadership is the same… just with many many more options.

There’s university courses aplenty including the MBA route (and remember, George W. went to Harvard, as did Enron’s Lay… just though I’d mention this 🙂 )

There’s leadership books galore (62,171 on Amazon.com today!) Some inform, some educate, others have gorgeous covers.

Like golf, the best way is to go find yourself a professional leadership coach. Well, of course I’d say that, I am one! 

A good leadership coach will challenge you, guide you, teach you, empathize, debate, support and above all, work for you and with you. But are you ready?

Find out using our little quiz below if you are ready for coaching and, if so, what coaching approach is most appropriate for you right now: