Must I Play Golf to get Ahead?
Well in the business arena, the answer is pretty much a yes. Executives, business owners, entrepreneurs and wealthy socialites love their golf, so so should you!
Heres some stats for you:
- A 2004 survey of 1,000 women golfers, 73% said that the game had helped them develop important business relationships
- 705 women managers at Fortune 1,000 companies, 41% said that not participating in informal social networks held them back at work, the activity they mentioned most was golf.
Some tips for on the golf course:
- keep your eye on people’s balls, so you know exactly where it lands. When you find the ball for them, “people are relieved, and they see you as someone who’s on top of things, who pays attention to detail.”
- Don’t force a discussion of business topics on the golf course. “Save it for the ‘19th hole”.
- Take the focus off your game and keep it on theirs
Any way check out the full article here.
Better book those golf lessons! 