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Today someone special takes the next big step toward his future. He begins a new job selling medical devices for a surgical specialty products company. He comes a long way from professional hockey player to #1 sales rep.

I was fortunate that he applied for an inside sales job working alongside me. After 25 years of working for Fortune 100 companies, running a family business and a successful start-up in Boston, it was time to unpack my carry-on bag for good. I joined a small, technology start-up in Rochester, convinced that my “jack of all trades, master of none” business skills would be useful. What I didn’t expect is how much I would enjoy working with young people. So young, that in some cases, I was older than their mothers. They laughed at jokes I didn’t get; they spoke in movie quotes from movies I had never seen. At times they were completely foreign to me….and they made me laugh every day! Is that what I missed by not having kids or do all parents have that “left in the dark feeling?”

It has been four years since that 24-year-old pro hockey player walked into the office. He had no office experience of any kind, yet he was completely prepared, even more so than experienced sales reps we interviewed. He eagerly started work immediately and after 2 hours of training, fearlessly began cold calling. He asked for feedback from anyone and everyone. He asked the people he cold called for feedback on how he could improve. He asked me what he should wear and how to present himself. He practiced his presentation over and over on friends, family and colleagues. He didn’t just ask for feedback he insisted on it. “How can I get better if you won’t tell me what you think?”

One colleague took him “tag” shopping at the local thrift store. Another helped him to perfect his Windsor knot. He and I spoke about his future both in his personal and financial life as well as his career. He was infinitely likeable but most important he executed on whatever knowledge I shared with him. When he succeeded I felt successful.

When I was early in my career there were people that helped me to navigate the politics of the business world and give me much needed support. I was all too happy to help this young man. Perhaps I will get lucky enough to do it again, but more importantly, I know that one day he will happily help those who want help.

I never realized how much I enjoyed working with young people until the last few years. Yes, there are all kinds of stories about the entitled attitudes of todays’ young people, but there are some great examples too. I am so proud of this young man. He deserves so much credit for his attitude, team skills, hard work and practice.

By: Donna DelMonte

If I were running my own company, I’d be hiring a team of hockey players, for their hockey skills alone. Here are 10 reasons why.

By Jamie McKinven

1. Work Ethic

To play hockey is to work hard. Hockey players always take the road less traveled. Whereas in almost every other sport players run around on solid ground, hockey players move around on razor-sharp skates atop rock-solid ice—a movement so unique it takes years of constant practice and dedication to master. Beyond skating, hockey players must learn the tedious task of stickhandling, passing, and shooting to round out the basic hockey skills of the game. Before you can even enjoy the simple joys of the game, you need to be able to hone those unique physical skills—a task most can’t be bothered with.

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2. Accountability

Like all athletes, hockey players understand the importance of accountability. Hockey is a sport of continuous improvement, with rule changes and new systems being implemented, and constant advances in equipment. In order to progress, hockey players embrace accountability to analyze their shortcomings and correct deficiencies. They understand their unique role and the importance of their specific job within the greater framework. They understand the impact of their decisions.

3. Importance of Strong Culture

More than ever, the importance of a strong workplace culture is paramount to success. With a struggling economy and increased competition in the marketplace, the landscape is as rigorous as ever. Companies such as Google have embraced the power of corporate culture and taken it to an entirely different level. In order to find flagship culture models, one doesn’t need to stray further than hockey culture. From pre-game rituals to playoff beards, hockey is full of idiosyncrasies designed to assimilate groups of varying individuals.

4. Importance of Teamwork

Without a doubt, there is not a team sport that exists right now that can hold a candle to the game of hockey, in its passion, complexity and honor. In no other sport do you see the type of selflessness, loyalty and dedication that is ingrained in hockey and its unique honor code that all players live by. When they put on their team jerseys, teammates from every walk of life put their differences and incompatibilities aside in the name of a shared goal. Teammates will stick up for one another, take punches to the face, and break bones blocking shots in order to achieve team-oriented goals. They may not necessarily be the best of friends, but rather individuals who understand the power of teamwork. They embrace the value of humility and sacrifice when it comes to casting their egos aside in favor of a utilitarian approach to achieving greatness. They understand that individual success is deeply linked to team success.

5. Internal Leadership

To succeed in hockey is to understand that it is better to rise up together as a team than to use your teammates’ shoulders to stand upon. The framework of hockey promotes the value of multiple roles and their equaled importance, and in doing so promotes internal leadership.

Hockey is the sport that celebrates the unsung hero. Whether you’re a goal scorer, penalty killer or an enforcer, the value of each role is celebrated within the culture. When the going gets rough, a team can’t simply look to the coach or the captain to pull them out of the hole. One game it might be a timely fight or a big hit that sparks the comeback; the next night it might be a big save or a nice goal that turns the tides.

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Teammates will stick up for one another, take punches to the face, and break bones blocking shots in order to achieve team-oriented goals

Sometimes leadership comes in the strangest of forms. One year, one of my teammates—who barely ever said a word—came into the dressing room after the second period of a game during a terrible losing streak, put his dress shoes in the shower and set them on fire. He then turned to a bewildered dressing room and declared, “I knew those [bleepin’] shoes were bad luck.” We went out that third period, came back and won the game and then rattled off six wins in a row. After that game, we took the mangled remains of the shoes and glued them to a plank of wood. The charred trophy became our good-luck charm and was handed out to the hardest worker after each game the rest of the season.

Hockey players understand that no matter what role you are in, you can do your part to contribute and help make everyone around you better. Leadership is not exclusive to managers, directors and CEOs. Internal leadership is the foundation to success and comes in many forms and from every level. No one understands this concept better than hockey players.

6. Importance of SMART Goals

The first time I ever learned about SMART (Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, Time-Based) was when I was 16 years old playing junior hockey. From that moment on, developing SMART Goals became a primary function of my preparation in life, from hockey to school to work. In hockey, we always broke down everything into smaller components (segments). Each game was broken down into segments and goals were mapped out. At the end of each game, each week, each month and each season, we were able to chart our successes and evaluate our performances.

As I moved on in life, SMART Goals allowed me to reach higher levels, continuously improving my focus and preparation. When I was 29 years old, retired from hockey and working in the “real world,” this concept was being “introduced” to us in process-improvement meetings. While others were frantically jotting down notes, I was smiling smugly. This was nothing new to me and was something that was deeply ingrained in my day-to-day thought process.

7. Value of Preparation

One of the major differences between good athletes and elite athletes is preparation. For hockey players, preparation—both physical and mental—is the springboard for productivity. Preparing your body, by training and honing your skills, develops the necessary tools to complete the tasks at hand. Preparing your mind, by developing routines and employing mental training techniques, helps to ensure that you are focusing and operating at a peak level mentally. Having the tools needed to succeed, a plan to follow, and a clear goal in mind is the recipe for success in any venture, whether it’s business or sport. Preparation is the gateway to success.

8. Attention to Detail

Most people don’t realize that hockey is a highly strategic and cerebral sport. From system play, to reading the flow and pace of a game, players are constantly in a state of analysis. Goalies keep journals on players and teams, studying which power play formations they use; which players teams use as their main shooting options; and from which location on the ice. Coaches analyze everything their opponents do and formulate responses to combat strategic systems. Every aspect of the game of hockey—from faceoff alignment to forechecks, to penalty-kill formations—are strategically crafted, practiced, perfected and implemented. These plans are created, modified and recreated over and over again. Hockey players require an acute ability to pay close attention to detail.

9. Proactivity

Building off of Competency No. 8: Attention to Detail, hockey players must have the ability to read a situation, while tapping into an accumulation of specific knowledge and take initiative. In hockey, best-laid plans are often scrapped. This is how the term “Hockey Sense” was conceived. When the system breaks down, great players are able to be proactive and read and react to the situation. They are able to quickly assess a situation, determine the best course of action and then execute, all in a split second. Being proactive is essential to any great player’s success. An example of proactivity in hockey is “Gretzky’s Office.” The Great One was able to read the game and find a loophole. He took the initiative to think outside the box and discover a way to beneficially exploit a situation. In the “real world,” especially in a time of economic uncertainty, being proactive is a highly valuable commodity.

10. Perseverance

In a sport like hockey, where the letdowns overwhelmingly outweigh the triumphs, it takes a special kind of individual to say, “Hey, I love this!” In a word, hockey is all about Perseverance. It’s being able to face adversity, get knocked down and bounce back stronger. It’s being able to face insurmountable odds and feel a strong sense of hope.

When I first started working in the real world, everyone was always complaining about job security. They were constantly operating on a foundation built upon fear. People would turn to me and say, “What the hell are you smiling about? Didn’t you hear we could all lose our jobs?” To which I would reply, “Try playing hockey in the minor leagues where the money is crap and contracts can be terminated at a moment’s notice. Compared to that, this is a cakewalk.” My bags were never unpacked and I was fine with that. I had the mentality that if I laid it all on the line and got released from my contract, I would find another team. I wasn’t going to roll over and play dead for anyone, and I believed in my skill set.

The hockey world is littered with stories of failure followed up by stories of triumphant redemption. The real world is no different.

From an article appearing on CrossIceHockey.com - Where Rec Hockey Lives. Published with permission of Jamie McKinven. McKinven scratched and clawed his way up through the highest levels of hockey, only to fall short of his ultimate dream of playing in the NHL. He currently coaches his former Junior “A” team, the Kingston Voyageurs of the OJHL, and is the author of the book “So You Want Your Kid to Play Pro Hockey?” available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.com. For more information visit his website, www.glassandout.com.