PGA Learning Center Hosts "Going For The Green" Business/Golf Seminars

You can learn more about a person's character in 18 holes of golf than you can in years of other relationships. What are your customers learning about you?

PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (PRWEB) May 7, 2003 - PGA Golf Properties and Going For The Green recently began a new alliance conducting business/golf clinics at the world class PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The Learning To Become A Great Playing Partner seminar put on by Going For The Green, strengthens leadership and relationship-building skills by giving participants a new perspective on the game of golf and new personal management tools they can use in business and in golf.

The real focus of business today should be centered around building relationships. By doing that, companies develop a 'win-win partnering mentality with clients that has a tendency to enlarge existing opportunities and freeze out competition," says Going For The Green president Doug Peterson. And since so much top-level business and decision making happens on the golf course, we need to strengthen the skill set that deals with controlling our emotions and managing relationships for optimum success-in business, golf and life."

Going For The Greens Learning To Become A Great Playing Partner 2-day seminar includes a mix of facilitated instruction, causal roundtable discussion, and interactive practice exercises. Using a combination of expert facilitators and PGA teaching professionals, the clinics help individuals strengthen self-management and relationship-management skills-not to mention time on the practice range tuning up their swing mechanics-to prepare them for the challenges of golf, business and life.

Most of todays business leaders play golf to build strategic business relationships," says Jim Magnusson, PGA Golf Properties marketing manager. Our joint venture will provide a dynamic opportunity for those who wish to use the wonderful game of golf to strengthen client relationships, and improve leadership and relationship-building skills."

Golf is a wonderful metaphor for life and a great way to learn emotional intelligence-character-defining qualities like communication, self-management and interpersonal skills-because you experience more emotional turmoil yard for yard in golf than in any other endeavor, according to M. Scott Pecks Golf and the Spirit. And these skills account for over 80% of the abilities that distinguish average leaders from high-performers, according to Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence.

Tuition for the 2-day seminar includes executive lodging at the PGAs golf villas, meals, practice facility access, and ground transportation. Special rates and accommodations are also available for groups, corporate sales meetings and retreats.

For more information or to make reservations, contact Going For The Green toll-free at (877) 244-5664 or visit their web site at www.going4thegreen.com.

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