To convince a large group of people that you believe in a set of ideals in order to obtain a position of leadership, then aggressively acting in a manner that is 180-degrees contradictory to those ideals once your leadership position is secured.
"I really want that job, but I promise I'm not going to litzow just to get it."
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.