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What Your Golf Game Says About You as a Leader The behavior of a golf player creates a more lasting impression than their score. Your attitude and actions during a round of golf can be a revealing window into your emotional intelligence. So, are you able to keep your emotions in check? Are you aware of others in your foursome and how they are faring during their round? Can you keep cool after an errant shot or bad hole? Your answers to these questions are a good indication of what you’ll be like to deal with in business. Following are five different personality types among golfers: 1. The Perfectionist: These types of players focus only on their game. They have little interest in other's play and are oblivious to great shots if they are not their own. These types of golf players can be testy, tending to blame the greens, water, traps and general course conditions for errors. 2. The Networker: Networkers need bios from their fellow players before the first ball is struck. They want to know who does what for a living and whether there are any business prospects at play. These type of people drop more names than penalty balls during a bad round. They are generally people-pleasers, but sometimes can become overwhelming if someone is constantly seeking approval rather than driving for results. 3. The Social Convenor: Social Convenors are always more focused on building camaraderie than actually playing the game. They like to take on a coaching role and are always watching for the beer cart to ensure everyone remains happy, fed and hydrated. Although at first this personality type seems like a great person to be around, but their golf games rarely produce a meaningful outcome. 4. The Talker: Non-stop talking can be a function of nerves. And if you find yourself playing with someone with this personality type, make them comfortable by doing what you can. Once they feel at home, the chatter will lessen as they will relax. 5. The happy golfer: Enjoying the game and the golf course, happy American golf players take the good with the bad. These type of people acknowledge other golfer's good shots and add to the round without dominating it. This is the happy medium of all of the personality types. Although it is important to be yourself and enjoy your every golf round, but keep in mind which of these five personality types best describes you during and after your game.

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What Your Golf Game Says About You as a LeaderThe behavior of a golf player creates a more lasting impression than their score. Your attitude and actions during a round of golf can be a revealing window into your emotional intelligence. So, are you able to keep your emotions in check? Are you aware of others in your foursome and how they are faring during their round? Can you keep cool after an errant shot or bad hole?

Your answers to these questions are a good indication of what you’ll be like to deal with in business.

Following are five different personality types among golfers:

1. The Perfectionist: These types of players focus only on their game. They have little interest in other's play and are oblivious to great shots if they are not their own. These types of golf players can be testy, tending to blame the greens, water, traps and general course conditions for errors.

2. The Networker: Networkers need bios from their fellow players before the first ball is struck. They want to know who does what for a living and whether there are any business prospects at play. These type of people drop more names than penalty balls during a bad round.

They are generally people-pleasers, but sometimes can become overwhelming if someone is constantly seeking approval rather than driving for results.

3. The Social Convenor: Social Convenors are always more focused on building camaraderie than actually playing the game. They like to take on a coaching role and are always watching for the beer cart to ensure everyone remains happy, fed and hydrated. Although at first this personality type seems like a great person to be around, but their golf games rarely produce a meaningful outcome.

4. The Talker: Non-stop talking can be a function of nerves. And if you find yourself playing with someone with this personality type, make them comfortable by doing what you can. Once they feel at home, the chatter will lessen as they will relax.

5. The happy golfer: Enjoying the game and the golf course, happy American golf players take the good with the bad. These type of people acknowledge other golfer's good shots and add to the round without dominating it. This is the happy medium of all of the personality types.

Although it is important to be yourself and enjoy your every golf round, but keep in mind which of these five personality types best describes you during and after your game.