Birdies, Pars, & Bogies: Leadership Lessons from the Links

Birdies, Pars, and Bogies: Leadership Lessons from the Links is a dynamic, entertaining, yet educating book that connects experiences on the golf course with lessons of leadership. You may be asking, "What does golf have to do with leadership?" There are clear connections between golf and leadership and the connections are illustrated brilliantly in this book. Golf and leadership are each based on mastering the fundamentals, making choices and dealing with the consequences of your decisions, controlling your emotional swings, having patience, and respecting your competitors. This book describes a round of golf played by two friends and their caddies. It teaches 44 lessons in leadership based on their experiences during the match. The story of the golf game is broken into short segments, each followed by leadership lessons that can be learned from the player's experience in the match. The book is formatted to make it quick and easy to read and learn lessons to apply in your leadership role at the office.

David Cottrell has devoted more than 25 years to mastering the craft of leadership and sharing his skills with thousands of managers in corporations of all sizes. Formerly a Senior Executive with Xerox and Federal Express, Mr. Cottrell also led the turnaround of a Chapter 11 company before founding CornerStone Leadership. He is a nationally-known speaker and consultant. His is also a columnist for an international publication. He is the author of Leadership...Biblically Speaking: The Power of Principle Based Leadership. Birdies, Pars and Bogies is a sampling of his common sense approach to building leadership skills in business leaders.