There’s never a bad reason to watch football - or pickup business lessons from it.
Blocking, tackling, touchdowns, heck, even a Hail Mary: they’ve all got double meanings in sports and business.
Entrepreneur.com’s Jennifer Grzeskowiak outlines seven lessons you can pick up on any given Sunday. My fave:
The extra point: Know when to “go for two.” You usually can see the anguish on a coach’s face when deciding whether to kick a game-tying extra point or go for the two-point conversion with less than two minutes left in the game. To help, teams have a chart suggesting what to do based on the score, time left in the game and whether they’re playing at home. Of course, there’s also room for a coach’s discretion based on the circumstances, such as unfavorable weather. Plan for potential tense situations to help you make more level-headed decisions. Know what you would do if your largest customer asked to end their relationship with your company, or if a fire destroyed your office or retail location.
Tell us a bedtime story. What lessons have you derived from sports that you can apply to your small business?
