Believe it or not, football can provide your business with smart strategies to help you improve your business practice drastically: focus on small moments; coach your team; call a timeout; put the right player in; ignore the scoreboard; and whatever you do, don't listen to the critics.

1. SMART BUSINESS
STRATEGIES YOU CAN
LEARN FROM FOOTBALL

2. 6 SMART BUSINESS STRATEGIES YOU CAN
LEARN FROM FOOTBALL
1. Focus on small moments
2. Coach your team
3. Call a timeout
4. Put the right player in
5. Ignore the scoreboard
6. Don’t listen to the critics

3. FOCUS ON SMALL MOMENTS —
AND MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.1A football team has just 40 seconds between plays.
How can your business use that time to make
a difference?

4. THE FIRST FEW MINUTES.
=
Of a new employee’s orientation, if handled properly,
can lead to happier, more productive workers — and
improved customer satisfaction.
Source: Harvard Business Review study, 2013

5. COACH YOUR TEAM FOR GREATNESS —
AND HELP THEM TO SUCCEED.2When you coach and train your talent, you can always
achieve your business goals.

6. BUSINESSES WITH SUPERIOR
TRAINING ENJOY…
218% 24%
HIGHER INCOME
PER EMPLOYEE
HIGHER INCOME
MARGIN
Source: American Society for Training & Development study, 2013

7. BE WILLING TO CALL A TIMEOUT.
3Sometimes it’s best to step back, speak with
colleagues, solicit advice — and then make
a decision.

8. “NEVER RUSH A
BUSINESS DECISION.”
NORM BRODSKY
Senior Editor to Inc.com

9. PUT THE RIGHT PLAYERS IN THE GAME.
4Are you putting each team member in a role where
they’ll succeed?

10. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IS
A GAME CHANGER!
The 25% most-engaged employees outperform the
least-engaged 25%:
10% better customer ratings
22% higher profitability
21% higher productivity
37% less absenteeism
48% fewer safety incidents
41% fewer quality defects
Source: Gallup report: “Five Ways to Improve Employee Engagement Now” (2014)

11. IGNORE THE SCOREBOARD —
AND KEEP YOUR GOAL IN SIGHT.5Don’t let small setbacks or issues distract you
from your big objectives.

12. “ONE OF THE BIGGEST
MISTAKES [BUSINESSES]
MAKE IS FOCUSING ON
THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS
OF THE COMPANY INSTEAD
OF THE LONG-TERM VISION.”
MATT MALONEY
Entrepreneur
Contributing Writer

13. DON’T LISTEN
TO THE CRITICS.6
IT’S EASY TO BE A MONDAY-MORNING QUARTERBACK.
People will try to tell you what you “should” doing. Stick to the course
you trust that is right for your business.

14. “STARTING A BUSINESS?
IGNORE THE NAYSAYERS.”
ANGELA B. PAN
Contributing Writer

15. 6 SMART BUSINESS STRATEGIES YOU CAN
LEARN FROM FOOTBALL
1. Focus on small moments
2. Coach your team
3. Call a timeout
4. Put the right player in
5. Ignore the scoreboard
6. Don’t listen to the critics

16. SMART BUSINESS
STRATEGIES YOU CAN
LEARN FROM FOOTBALL

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