Connecting Business & Golf 

   

Dave Bisbee

Can improving your golf game improve your bottom line ?

According to many corporate executives the answer is Yes. A person's performance on the golf course can have quite an  influence on perceived credibility according to such notables as Donald Trump and Sun Micro systems CEO Scott McNealy. 

A degree of mastery over what seems a very complex and difficult game gives the impression that those talents carry over into the business arena. So it seems that the benefits of becoming a better golfer extend beyond the realm of personal satisfaction into the realm of professional enhancement. Jerry Gross, former director of Sports marketing at Hewlett Packard, related a horror story about his company's experience when taking a sponsors role in  P.G.A. Tour events.
"As a sponsor we were expected to play in the Pro-Am's.
After a quick poll of our employees we came to the conclusion that while we had a talent for playing computer golf we did not have many people experienced in the "Outdoor" version of the game.  

The Solution was simple...

We sent our people to school. Golf school to be exact. Although no course records were broken the company did make a good showing in the Pro-Am and HP has been using golf in client relations ever since. 

There is no doubt about it, business today is built upon solid relationships. Whether you're talking about clients,  suppliers, or employees your ability to manage the relationships will determine your level of success. Golf can be a valuable tool in building and maintaining rapport. 

"You can tell more about how a person will react in a business situation from
one round of golf than in a hundred hours of meetings." 

  This is a quote from the book "What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School," by Mark McCormick. Chairman of International Management Group. 
 
Anyone who has spent time on the golf course with an associate would agree with the comment. Insights into personality characteristics otherwise hidden by the business suite and environment reveal themselves.
Corporate Training Hits The Fairways:
Training programs are most effective when people are actively involved.
  • Increase Sales
  • Minimize Turnover/Maximize Productivity
  • Optimize Team Performance

We also use golf as a team building tool that is experiential, fun, and again, directly applicable to business.

However you "slice" it golf is a great tool to achieve business goals and eGolfGroup can show you how to get the most out of that tool. 

 
 
 
 
Executive Golf Services

In today’s business climate it’s all about leverage. How can you get the most out of your human capital ? 
Out of your client relations efforts? Out of your client acquisition strategies ? 

What if you could combine all three? Now that would be leverage!

I’d like to introduce you to my company eGolfGroup. Don’t let the company name throw you, it’s not just
about golf it’s about using the game strategically to positively affect your bottom line.  It is a statistical
fact that in Fortune 500 companies 87% of their executives play golf, and over 40% play for business reasons.
We have helped many of them to maximize their return from the game.

Our clients include notable companies such as Hewlett Packard, Eli Lilly, Cyclone Commerce,
and Merrill Lynch. Now you can take advantage of this powerful tool.

Are you ready to put your company on the "course" to leveraging the corporate game of golf? Tee us up!

 
 
The Business Golf Suite®
                      Presented by Golf Performance Specialist
                                                              Dave Bisbee              
For corporate executives and business golfers who expect more from their day on the course, but sense that golf as a meaningful business tool is as challenging as the game’s fundamentals, eGolfGroup is on hand with The Business Golf Suite®


Business golf is unquestionably about building strong and lasting relationships. But we take it several steps further, our programs reveal how opportunities are lost or simply missed through the lack of sufficient skills to decipher personal signals that emanate from a golf experience.
 
THE Business Golf Suite ®
Four engaging business-golf applications provide the “missing link” to positioning the game as a fundamental business function. Conducted separately or in a complete seminar package, each training module equips business golfers to manage their on-course activities with specific business objectives in mind; and introduces self-awareness and management practices to improve performance and achieve goals.
      
TEAM LINKS CHALLENGE ®
 
The golf course provides the perfect venue to challenge a team to pull together. Communication, planning, execution and support are required. Every team member has something to contribute … and golf skills are only part of the success formula
 
ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS GOLF ®
 
For men and women intending to utilize golf to its maximum business potential, the “essentials” teach business golfers to manage themselves as “scratch thinkers” in a golf environment.  Rules of Golf, etiquette, and basic to advanced golf instruction round out this comprehensive program.
 
EXECUTIVE GOLF SCHOOL
 
This program can be held in 1 or 2 day sessions. Hosted exclusively by one company for its own management team and/or invited guests, your own golf school can be a “new and different” way to get better acquainted with people who can influence your company’s sales, profits and continued growth.)
 
With more than 35 years of experience Dave Bisbee is renowned for his innovative solutions for helping individuals and organizations gain greater benefits and more enjoyment from golf. Many of the nation’s leading corporations and recognized golf schools utilize Bisbee’s Essentials of Golf instruction programs as their platform to improve individual and organizational performance.


 

  

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