Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Business With Golf

By Alice Nance


Business can be done best on golf courses. It's a common knowledge for business executives that sharing their frustrations about golf can be the best environment for business talk. You might not expect it, but many partnerships and businesses have changed on the golf course.

When doing business on a golf course, both parties have one goal, which is to beat the other. Yet at the same time, when you are playing with business associates on the golf course, you really need to practice some decorum when playing golf with a potential business affiliate.

So how can you balance the game and the business opportunity? Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to this question. You have to consider the present situation and weigh the outcomes. If you are trying to land a big account, you probably won't want to make fun of your potential client's missed chip shot.

However, you won't want to gain a reputation as a suck-up either. If your potential client makes a 7 on a par 3 hole, you really don't want to whoop and holler because it will be obvious you are just trying to stroke his (or her) ego. Business on a golf course should be planned with care.

DO NOT - and we stress this a lot - DO NOT begin your golf match with a declaration of what you hope to accomplish by the end of the round. Don't make the game as only a means for you to get what you want. You want to know your potential clients better before you propose your intent.

Keep in mind that you should play well. And if you are the better player, you still shouldn't let the other win because you want the business. You should play your best and gain the other's respect.

There is much business that is done on the golf course every day of every week. You won't find a better place to make a business deal than on the links. Just don't forget your decorum. Taking business on the golf course could be the best business decision you ever make!




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