For employers hoping to staff their companies with the best of the best, Forbes.com has the answer they’ve been looking for: Fill your company with athletes.
Forbes.com mapped out several reasons why athletes score big points in the workplace. For starters, they have a drive to practice relentlessly even when facing failures along the way. For many athletes, temporary pain and setbacks are no big deal because they realize the next game (or chance to succeed) is right around the corner.
Secondly, athletes are goal-setters and -achievers. “If one avenue is blocked, they find another path to success,” writes Forbes.com. “If their physical strength has given out, they learn to work smarter, not harder. As they learn to become more effective, they become more efficient.”
Other reasons athletes score major points in the workforce include: Athletes are superb at developing new skills; they make awesome entrepreneurs; they attempt to live balanced lives; and they work well with partners and within teams.
Hiring athletes is truly a win-win situation. For more reasons on why athletes are awesome teammates even after their playing days are over, check out the full story from Forbes.com. It’s gone viral for a reason.