Want to score? Be a good sport
Hi <$firstname$> -
If you work for a company and are interested in advancing your career, I think you'll enjoy this short article by Globe and Mail Career Columnist Wallace Immen (June 27, 2007).
Immen stresses the importance of finding out what games your boss likes to play:
"Ms. McIntosh was more than a little stunned when she was interviewed in May for a job that would be a big step up in her career – and was told that playing golf would be a make-or-break factor in getting hired. Ms. McIntosh had to fess up to being a duffer – but she swore she was willing to take lessons and learn to play a good game.
Now, she's about to face her first big test – networking with clients on the golf course. 'Let's just say I'm a little nervous', Ms. McIntosh confesses."
You can read the entire article on the Globe and Mail web site until July 5, after which it will go into the subscription-only archives.
"Getting into the game, whether golf or tennis, baseball or curling, hockey or even beach volleyball, can provide great opportunities to score in your career, pros say. 'Look at it this way. If you want to bond with the boss, play the boss's game', advises leadership coach Cassandra Gierden, president of Prophet Coaching in Vancouver. And if you want to catch clients and co-workers when they're in a mood to be receptive to your ideas, be there when they're out of the office and on the course, rink or court, she adds."
Immen's article includes 8 tips for employees and 5 tips for employers wanting to learn "the rules of the game".
Read the article on the Globe and Mail web site until July 5.
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