I noticed a column by Golf World’s Ron Sirak in which six prominent crisis management consultants explain how they would handle the Tiger Woods crisis.
Before reading the article, I wrote my advice, which appears below. Then I read the article to see what the pros thought. First, my advice, then theirs.
Crisis management would be appropriate [...]
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Woods: Crisis Management vs. Personal Growth
December 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
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What Tiger Woods Could be Thinking About
December 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment
I laid awake last night wondering what it would be like to be Tiger Woods now. It’s not easy to put yourself in another’s shoes, but I tried. I came up with this list of things that would be troubling me. But I’m not sure if Woods thinks of these things because if he did, [...]
Tags: The Game · Tiger vs. Jack
The New Tiger Woods
December 12th, 2009 · No Comments
Except for his swing, Tiger Woods has resisted change his entire career. It’s pretty much been Tiger’s Way or the highway for the sporting world’s ultimate control freak.
In the aftermath of the Great Tiger Woods Scandal of ’09, however, change has finally been forced upon him. The public is demanding it, sponsors will require it, [...]
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Is Tiger Woods Really Good for Golf?
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Is Tiger Woods good for the game of golf? Absolutely not.
He violates the game’s traditions with his over-the-top celebrations, his sulking, and his disregard for his playing partners as witnessed by his many walk offs while his opponents have yet to putt out.
He’s been teaching kids for over a decade that swearing, spitting, and club [...]
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Chevron World Challenge Distorts World Golf Rankings
December 7th, 2009 · No Comments
Tiger Woods lobbied for participants of his Chevron World Challenge to receive World Golf Ranking points, and whatever Tiger wants, Tiger gets – in and out of the bedroom.
Too bad Woods wasn’t there to join in the spoils because of — well, he’s not telling. But that didn’t stop Jim Furyk from scoring 48 big [...]
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The Tiger Woods Scandal: Spraying to All Fields
December 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Tiger’s Two Big Issues
I have blasted Tiger on many occasions for his poor behavior on the golf course, offenses that now seem mild in comparison to two even larger issues. According David Smallwood, an addiction manager, Woods displays the behavior of a sex addict (not to mention a serial cheater). At this point, that’s a [...]
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Tiger Woods Big Opportunity
December 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
The truth we all suspected has just come out from Tiger’s mouth: Tiger Woods cheats.
But we’ve known that for years: he’s broken the rules of good sportsmanship his entire career. During the accident it was revealed that he’s been taking pain killer for some mysterious ailment. Makes you wonder what the PGA Tour knows about [...]
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