Companies hire employees because they need them to produce results for the company’s productivity. Employee performance is critical to the success of the company. The work environment today is so different from what it was decades ago. Today, companies must think of innovative ways to equip employees with the right skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors that they need to produce maximum results. Employees want to learn, and they want to have fun while learning.

How Fishing Can Enhance Performance

A fishing trip can be fun. It can be exciting to hop on to boats with the rest of the team, finding the best fishing spots, laughing at how someone can’t seem to learn how to put baits on hooks and shouting together when someone catches a fish. It can be fun, and it can help develop employees, too.

Fishing can be a good employee development tool. If you review the benefits that fishing can bring, you will be convinced that a fishing trip may help employees to perform better. Fishing is known to contribute to:

• Physical Well-Being – Fishing exercises the heart, the lungs and other body parts. It’s like a simple workout that helps keep us fit. An hour of fishing can actually burn 200 calories. Fishing also involves other physical activities: walking from the parking lot to the fishing spots, rowing boats and casting fishing rods.

• Mental Health – A time spent outside, surrounded by nature, frees the mind of negative and toxic thoughts. Fishing also helps improve concentration as you patiently wait for the fish to bite.

• Emotional Stability – Fishing is a good stress buster which improves our emotional health. Fishing with friends and family is also a good way to build and strengthen relationships, a quality that employees also need at work.

Provide Support

Teaching employees is not just about fishing. Metaphorically, teaching employees to fish means giving them opportunities to learn and develop the skills that they need to do their jobs. A fishing trip, like company picnics and outings, has its advantages. However, these are not enough. Developing them, giving them the tools that they need and providing them with excellent leadership will all contribute to optimal performance, something that all employers are aiming for.

Therefore, go ahead and organize fishing expeditions. However, do not forget that achieving maximum performance takes more than just one fun activity. Enhancing performance must take a wholistic approach, a long-term methodology, one that takes into consideration various performance factors. It will take a lot of effort, time and money. And just like in fishing, you need to have the determination and the patience, until finally, the fish bites your bait.