• In China’s Shadow, Taiwan Offers MWBEs Tremendous Business Opportunities

In China’s Shadow, Taiwan Offers MWBEs Tremendous Business OpportunitiesTaiwan’s small size does not match the enormity of the business opportunities

• Sometimes Final Tournament Results can Change

Sometimes Final Tournament Results can ChangeA tournament isn’t always over when the awards are handed out at the conclusion of play. This unusual development played out at the recent U.S. national finals of the World Golfers Championship at the Hill Country Golf Club at the Hyatt Hill Country Resor...

• Stymie, and Lift Your Ball

Stymie, and Lift Your BallBy James McAfeeIn his 1960 book, “Golf Is My Game”, Bobby Jones noted that match play was always an exciting duel when the stymie was used. “More than anything else, it points to the value of always being closer to the hole on the shot to the green and after the first putt,...

• Zoeller’s Good Deed Results in DQ

Zoeller’s Good Deed Results in DQBy James McAfeeAlthough it was with good intentions, Fuzzy Zoeller once got disqualified in a Champions Tour event, the Royal Carribbean Classic. He volunteered to help out the sponsors by giving a playing lesson to a member of the local media after the first round o...

• Avoiding the Trees of Poor Decision-Making in Golf and Business

Avoiding the Trees of Poor Decision-Making in Golf and BusinessSometimes it is necessary for golfers to decide whether to drive through the trees or keep on putting. A series of bad decisions can lose the game. In business, a series of bad decisions can mean losing the business.

• Learning to “Putt” Business Decisions

Successful putting depends on the golfer being able to properly assess the green conditions and make adjustments at the last minute. So when you “putt” a business decision, it means making decisions that quickly assimilate current conditions, no matter how much preparation was completed.- By Vincent...

• Overcoming Fear of Business Decision-Making Like a Golf Pro

When a business has faced adversity, it can shake up leaders to the point they fear making decisions. It is like a golfer who has faced seemingly insurmountable challenges but overcomes fear to return to the golf course. - By Vincent Pane

• Learn a Person’s Golf Temperament for a Competitive Advantage

Learn a Person’s Golf Temperament for a Competitive AdvantageGolf temperament is a good indicator of office temperament. If poor shots lead to on-course tantrums rather than more effort, it may be time to rethink doing business with that person.

• Staying on Course in Golf and Business: It’s all in the Mind

Playing a good game of golf and pulling off a successful business strategy have a lot in common, and one is the psychological aspect of competition. It is mind over results. - By Vincent Pane

• Lessons from the Golf Course: Changing Cultures of Exclusion

Lessons from the Golf Course: Changing Cultures of ExclusionChanging the global professional golf industry's culture of exclusion has proven to be a slow process. What can businesses learn from this process?

• To Benefit from Business Coaching: Think Golf Lessons!

To get the most out of business coaching, think in terms of golf lessons. Start the process with goals and a willingness to explore biases and new approaches. - By Vincent Pane

• Setting up the Business Deal Like the Golf Swing

Every golf swing needs a correct setup if it hopes to lead to a successful shot. Setup the business opportunity like a great golf swing by maintaining position and focus. - By Vincent Pane

• Maneuvering the Fairways, Traps and Greens of Business

Maneuvering the Fairways, Traps and Greens of BusinessAsk any business person to compare the current economic environment to a golf course, and it would probably be described as one big sand trap. Sometimes, the business environment seems to present one obstacle or trap after another – new governmen...

• Emotional Outbursts Do Not Belong on the Golf Course or in the Office

Emotional Outbursts Do Not Belong on the Golf Course or in the OfficeSometimes, golfers lose it on the golf course. They throw tantrums or golf clubs, in a way reminiscent of the manager who suddenly loses his or her temper. Such outbursts are wrong on the golf course and equally wrong in the busine...

• Stubborn Bias Persists in Golf and Business

Women's golf serves as a good metaphor for women in business in many ways. Women continue to struggle to get the same respect as men, but bias keeps getting in the way. - By Vincent Pane

• Poulter’s Gaffe Proves Costly

Poulter’s Gaffe Proves Costly- by James McAfeeAs he prepared to face a 30-foot “must make putt” for a likely tying birdie in a playoff at the Dubai World Championship, Ian Poulter dropped his ball, moving his lucky platinum coin bearing the names of his children. He quickly realized his error and re...

• Golf and Strategy - Closing the Deal on the Golf Course

There is a lot of talk about the role of golf in business deal making, but how does anyone actually close a deal before the last hole is played?

• Marketing is feminine Sales is guy stuff

Marketing is feminine Sales is guy stuffby Allan GormanOf course you all know about the theories behind John Gray’s best selling book: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. Men and women have decidedly different ways of viewing the world.

• Turning a Loss at the 72nd Golf Hole into a Business Success

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

• Small Decisions are Big Game Changers in Golf and Business

Small Decisions are Big Game Changers in Golf and BusinessSmall decisions made during a game of golf can alter an entire competition and change an outcome. There is really no difference in the business world.

• Taking Cues for Offensive Business Strategies from Offensive Golf

Taking Cues for Offensive Business Strategies from Offensive GolfThere is a fine line between offensive versus aggressive strategies in golf and business. Finding balance is the path to competitive success.

• The Equalizing Power of Golf and Lessons for Business Growth

The Equalizing Power of Golf and Lessons for Business GrowthIn golf, players of all skill levels form teams or play each other. For this reason, a variety of numerical methods have been developed to represent each player’s skill level, past successes and standing compared to other players. For golfe...

• Embarrassing, But Penalty Applies, Too

Embarrassing, But Penalty Applies, TooBy James McAfeeWhile it is embarassing, I have to admit that once last winter I actually hit a flagstick lying on the green. Another player placed it at least 12 feet right of the hole, thinking it was out of everyone’s way. I figured my putt would break a coupl...

• Where the Focus is Placed Determines Accuracy of the Shot

Developing mental toughness is a requirement for a successful golf game and successful leadership. The key is not letting distractions divert focus on the end game. - By Vincent Pane

• Boo Didn’t Know the Rule About Flagstick

Boo Didn’t Know the Rule About FlagstickBy James McAfeeSometimes an act of sportsmanship doesn’t pay, especially when you may not know the Rules of Golf as well as you should.Boo Weekly, who missed a golden opportunity to win the Honda Classic when he failed to save par from three feet on the 72nd h...

• Aging Golfers Tell a Tale of the Need for Reinvention

Golfers age, just like businesses, and age has inevitable consequences. Reinventing the golfer means using golfing experience and knowledge in new ways, while reinventing a business requires adapting to new technologies and becoming more flexible. - By Vincent Pane

• Is Another Unplayable Option Needed?

Is Another Unplayable Option Needed?During a recent trip to Wales after experiencing some of the nastiest rough that I ever saw, I got to wondering what would happen if a player could not actually finish a hole. I found my ball after a second shot on a par 5, but saw no way to declare it unplayable ...

• Be Careful With Practice Swings

Be Careful With Practice SwingsWhat happens if you accidentally move the ball when taking a practice swing on the course?