How a golfer responds to losing a golf game can reveal how the person will respond to losses in the business world. A bad outcome can be a major defeat or a temporary setback. - By Vincent Pane

A lesson businesses learned from the recent economic crisis is that being able to rapidly adapt is an important quality. In the past, business cycle downturns were fairly predictable, but the Great Recession proved they can be sudden and unexpected. How people will respond to serious setbacks is always a bit of a mystery until the setbacks hit. Yet, some clues can be found by playing golf with them and observing responses to unexpected poor shots or losses. A good (or not-so-good) game of golf can indicate how players are prepared to deal with adversity and are willing to learn from mistakes.