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Tiger Woods’ stories are touching almost every aspect of life in organizations today. Does he owe anything to the golfing community where he is seen as a CEO of sorts? Does he owe anything to his previously adoring public? Of course he owes much to his family, not just wife and children. What about his mother, and mother-in-law who fainted, assumingly from the stress, last week?
One area that could possibly shed some light on the issues of today would be to look at the life Tiger had as a youngster and how that has played out in his adult work-life. This is simply another perspective to consider. Having worked as a family therapist for years, I know first hand that what goes on in someone’s, anyone’s home, is multilayered and complex and cannot be analyzed into two simple categories of good Tiger, and bad Tiger.
Maybe this could be a “wake up call” to parents who are uni-focused on the success of their children, perhaps at the cost of their emotional development. The same can be said for many other sports and media stars that were put into little boxes and became objects to be packaged for the world to adore.
Andre Agassi talks about the tennis court as a prison. Judy Garland never recouped from being a child star without the opportunity to be a child. Macaulay Culkin, Lindsay Lohan, and of course, Michael Jackson.
This is not about pointing fingers of blame; it is about redirecting our priorities. How many parents suggest that their youngsters, especially those with a wee bit of talent, focus on that strength at the expense of becoming a whole person?
All leadership development programs need to address this insanity of what success really means. Think about it – with all his homes, yacht, fame and money, what does Tiger have in terms of contentment and joy? Was he running after sex or something deeper and more illusive that is still haunting him from his childhood? Let me know what you think.
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Tags: Accountability, Behavioral Patterns, Conflict, Ethics, Family therapy, Family-Based Patterns, Health, Leadership development, leadership programs, pattern aware, Psychology, Relationships, Stress, Wealth vs Health, Workplace Relationships
i think Tiger Woods is the name who is always do something for mankind or we can say that he is connected to many social NGO’s and i must say that he is not only a great golf player but also he is a nice human being. keep it up
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I think what tiger woods did was just wrong, I can’t see a way for him to be back at the top especially in promotions.
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i think Tiger Woods is joined with many different organization which serve for the humanity which is great thing but last year was the year of disappointments for Tiger since he lost social and celeb image too.
It has been a very interesting month for Tiger…he has definitely lost a lot of credibility and I can’t help but see a false face when I see him on the TV nowadays…
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I have to say, I’ve lost a lot of respect for Tiger Woods since the recent scandal.
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Hmm, a very interesting viewpoint. I’d tend to agree, and from recent googling, the blogosphere does as well.
No matter what people think about Tiger I enjoyed watching him play golf over the last decade, I hope he straightens his life out with his family and returns to play once again. There are alot of other celeberties out there that do much worse things, and I wish people were not so caught up in the lives of people they do not know and do not even consider to be a role model. i golf so Tiger is a role model to me, but only on the green, I could care less what he does off the green.
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It’s not only Tiger woods, we can look into other successful individual story as a motivation. But, I must agree it a very interesting view compared to what is going on recently on his name.
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Kids that show any promise at a young age nowadays, have virtually no chance of a normal childhood. They are molded into something society and their parents wish for them. When the “music stops” they have no idea where to go with their life.
What about the good “old fashioned” values of virtue, honesty, and integrity? Does money and success have a greater “value” than the legacy that TIger will leave his children? Will they honor him for his greatness as an athlete or his extramarital escapades, if at all? He obviously had a father that poured himself into Tiger. What does this recently revealed behavior do to honor his father’s care and dedication to his son? What happened to Tiger? It is never impossible to turn things around, though not without great transparency, humility, sacrifice, and accountability. I hope Tiger will embrace this greatest challenge of his life. He is still a very young man. All things are possible.
You said right that tiger are adored by the public and he owe very much go his family, It’s really a inspiring post for parents, The parents should aware about their family.
Very interesting perspective