A guidebook for developing your leadership and networking skills through golf
Access to the game of golf opens doors to business opportunities for professional development and builds leadership skills. Unfortunately, this access has often been limited to those with club memberships or experience with the game—those privy to the rules, both spoken and unspoken.
FairWays to Leadership® teaches both advanced and novice golfers how to navigate a round of golf using six key leadership traits—curiosity, adaptability, empowerment, integrity, mindfulness, and strategy—at various leadership moments on the golf course. Readers learn how to play the game and how to develop leadership skills and expand business networks through the interaction that golf provides.
Readers will be better equipped to advance their professional careers by practicing the strategies and techniques revealed in FairWays to Leadership®. The book can also be used as a text in corporate leadership training and in diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Reviews
"At the PGA TOUR Superstore and the First Tee, growing the game is an integral part of our DEI and community engagement initiatives. FairWays to Leadership® provides access to the game by utilizing a unique and creative curriculum that introduces young adults to the opportunities the game affords. The PGA TOUR Superstore will continue to support organizations such as FairWays to Leadership® in our effort to introduce golf and its inherent values to a more diverse and inclusive community."—Rich Alvarez, manager, community engagement and philanthropic giving, PGA TOUR Superstore, and volunteer coach-mentor, First Tee – Metro Atlanta,
"This book combines in a remarkable way all you need to know about this life-changing game of golf and the principles of leadership. It will inform, educate, and inspire. Whether you are new to golf or early in your leadership career, you will not want to put it down until you are done."—Dawnet Beverley, executive vice president of global capital markets, Donnelly Financial Solutions
"Anna and Eric’s innovative approach for addressing the needs of young people through the sport of golf can be applied by companies looking to truly make an impact in diversity, equity, and inclusion."—Julie Kae, vice president of sustainability and DE&I, executive director, Qlik.org
About the Author
Eric Boyd is a marketing scholar, social entrepreneur, and cofounder of the nonprofit program FairWays to Leadership®. He is an associate professor of marketing at the University of Central Florida, and he received his PhD in marketing from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Anna Alvarez Boyd is the founder of Executive Horizons, LLC, a leadership consulting firm, and cofounder of FairWays to Leadership®. She has been a senior policymaker in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, and she is an ACC-certified coach and graduate of Georgetown University’s Transformational Leadership Coaching program.
