Golf and Business Acumen

While there are many sports to choose from, golf has been deemed to be the activity to select to build and grow your business network. Many think that golf is a great way for creating long and lasting relationships for business.

While you may not be the professional at playing golf, you, as a business person, can use your experience and mental focus to play a great game. This sport takes and needs time to play. There is plenty of time between holes to elaborate on a conversation as you get to know the other person.

Being on a golf course means taking at least half a day off from work to enjoy your time. As you get ready to start a new business connection or try to turn a prospect into a client, you may want to avoid a hard sell approach. Consider finding a common ground with your business contact as you play a round of golf. Doing so will give you both the opportunity to get to know each other in an informal, non-obligatory, setting, which would help build trust: one of the necessary elements needed for a long-lasting business relationship.

Golf works for all ages and abilities allowing people of widely different experiences to play together while giving you the opportunity to create an enjoyable environment for prospects, partners, clients and/or colleagues.

It is worth to emphasize though that golf supports a focus on tactics, techniques and focus while increasing the ability to remain calm and think strategically… all are factors that would help you get ahead in business.

It is time to hit some balls… Are you ready?