Good summary of the relationship between the inner and outer game. The inner game is all about self-talk and self-image. Hopefully, as you thought about this Discussion Starter, you also thought about your approach to this week’s formal assignment. Consider how the LCP self-assessment relates to the Inner Game and Outer Game. How can you use it to support requirements of this assignment?

According to Day 2015, people are playing two kinds of game which are the outer and inner game. According to Day, the outer game consists of the knowledge, skills, experience, managerial, and technical competencies of leadership. That for a good leader to be exemplary, the skills above constitute an integral part of the leader. Also, he adds that leadership should be effective in leadership competencies, processes, and consciousness. Accordingly, he posits that the inner game is composed of a system of meaning-making. It means the aspect which is used to make meaning of the real world. These are what helps a person to make rational decisions like values, religion, spiritual beliefs or emotional intelligence. It constitutes the mental makeup used to understand life reality. The relationship between the inner and outer game is that the better the out game of an individual, the more mature inner game a person possess. For the requirements for the assignment, a person must understand basic requirements which are taught in class and material available. Then make an informed decision on how to approach the assignment.

References

Day D, (2015). Mastering Leadership Transcends Skill Alone – Hone Your Inner Game and Outer Game. The Leadership Circle. Retrieved on October 22, 2018 from https://leadershipcircle.com/mastering-leadership-transcends-skill-alone-hone-your-inner-game-and-outer-game/