Go for the Green : Leadership Secrets from the Golf Course-The Front Nine [Hardcover]

Don A. Sanders (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2000

Just as in the game of golf, the old saying applies to business and leadership: "How do you know if you have arrived if you never knew where you were going?" Most people in positions of management and/or leadership want to do the best they can in their roles. However, few are given practical examples or standards that can be put to immediate use and have long-term impact. Becoming an "effective" leader isn't a walk in the park for most people. But with Don Sanders working with you, it can be compared to a walk on a golf course. This book looks at management just as a golfer would look at the first nine holes of any golf course. Each hole presents challenges and tasks, and the author's shows how to hit the mark each time. For those who aren't golfers, this is still the most practical, down-and-dirty, hands-on guide you will ever need to get ahead in the management/leadership game. The perfect gift for anyone -- man or woman -- who wants to key in on the secrets to successful leadership. Remember: 97% of America's top executives play golf. Isn't the comparison between golf and successful leadership -- leadership and success with golf -- something that you'd like to tap into?

Editorial Reviews

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"Don Sanders' strategy of taking dead aim is an essential ingredient for successful leadership." -- James A. Baker, III, former U.S. Secretary of State

"Don's insights into the nature of ledership are unique and on target." -- Richard Power, President HISCO

"Great book! [Sanders] has succeeded at showing us how we can use the lessons of golf to become better leaders..." -- Rod Walsh, co-author, "Semper Fi: Business Leadership The Marine Corps Way"

About the Author

Dona Sanders, known to his many fans as the "Golf Guy," is an successful consultant, speaker, educator, and author with more than twenty years in business leadership. He has worked with literally hundres of companies -- from the Fortune 100 (Exxon, Ford, Dow Chemical, Shell, BFGoodrich, Chevron, and Conoco) to entrepreneurial startups. Don started his own consulting practice and refined the concepts found in Go for the Green after years of academic work. He is no pure theorist and he approaches what he does with practicality and is people and results oriented.Over the years Don saw how much the game of golf contains the secrets that could assist individuals in developing themselves into a dynamic and effective leader. Don resides outside of Houston and can be reached at www.parfour.com or by e-mail at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Hardcover: 298 pages
• Publisher: InSync Communications; 1 edition (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929902042
• ISBN-13: 978-1929902040
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #730,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!, October 29, 2000

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Carol Hacker (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Go for the Green : Leadership Secrets from the Golf Course-The Front Nine (Hardcover)

Go for the Green, Leadership Secrets from the Golf Course is a great book for business people at all levels. I found it to be well-written by a pro and loaded with practical information for the busy manager. It's organized in a manner that's easy to read; I found I could pick it up and put it down without losing my train of thought. Note that this book is "The Front Nine." I look forward to "The Back Nine" and more solid advice from an author that marries golf with his dedication to sound leadership practices. Go for the Green is a super investment for leaders that are serious about their work.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Play your way to leadership, February 23, 2001

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Lynn Greene (Performance Enhancement Group, Ltd.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Go for the Green : Leadership Secrets from the Golf Course-The Front Nine (Hardcover)

In this age of incredible technological advances and whirlwind pace of change, many business leaders seem to be looking for "e-solutions" to some pretty fundamental business issues, apparently forgetting that fundamental issues are best addressed with fundamental principles. In Go for the Green, Dr. Sanders presents an insightful, yet eminently practical guide for getting solidly in touch with the fundamental issue of leadership. Aptly subtitled, "Leadership Secrets from the Golf Course," the book cleverly uses golf as an allegory for illustrating the challenges and frustrations that leaders face as they seek to "play the course of business." More importantly, Dr. Sanders goes beyond most books on leadership by providing an excellent array of useful techniques for increasing leadership effectiveness. He also offers some new ideas and ways of thinking about leadership. For example, we have long made the distinction between management and leadership. In today's business environment, good leaders must also be good managers. The "secret" is to know when to be manager, and when to be leader.

To articulate a compelling vision of the future is critical, but not sufficient. To devise a sound strategy for achieving the vision is critical, but not sufficient. To enroll and equip the workforce to diligently and collaboratively implement the strategy is critical, but not sufficient. Dr. Sanders reminds us that this is the essence of leadership. Further, these are not discreet events, but rather elements of a continuous process; and truly effective leaders understand that different skill sets are required at various stages of the process.

If you want to improve your business game (and perhaps your golf game, as well), join Dr. Sanders in this interesting, enlightening, informative, and often entertaining trip through the world of leadership. Learn to use his tips and techniques to reduce your business handicap as you play the "holes" on his challenging course. You don't have to be a golfer to benefit from this book; anyone seeking to improve their leadership effectiveness can profit from its lessons. But remember: just as your golf game (or any other skill, for that matter) won't improve without practice, your effectiveness as a leader will only improve to the extent that you put the lessons into practice. So don't just read the book, implement the "how-to's."

Great book; interesting and easy reading; comfortable style.