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Why so Many Country Clubs are Undertaking Massive Capital-Improvement Projects – Golf Digest
There’s beach volleyball, a soccer field, basketball courts, batting cages, tennis (obviously), pickleball, bocce, a pool with a “splash zone” for kids, a pool with an island in the middle, and two lap pools so that you can swim without interruption while listening to music through the underwater speakers…read more
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Club Trends WEBINAR VIDEO: Creating Club Culture – It Begins with Orientations
In this webinar industry experts and insiders from McMahon Group, Kopplin Kuebler & Wallace and the National Club Association share with you insights from the latest issue of Club Trends. Our team provided the highlights from this issue including best practices for board and committee orientations and strategies for onboarding new members and staff.
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A Commitment to Best Practices
One thing is always consistent with the strongest leaders and clubs: They are fiercely focused on understanding and implementing the industry’s best standards and practices.
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WEBINAR VIDEO: Club Trends Winter Outlook 2021 – The Member-Centric Club
Watch Now – The Winter Outlook Webinar was held on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Listen to this recording to hear from the Club Trends authors speak and answer questions about topics covered in this issue… Watch Now
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WEBINAR VIDEO: City Clubs – Thriving Not Just Surviving
Watch Now – The Thriving Not Just Surviving webinar was live on January 14, 2021. Hosted by the Club Leadership Alliance (McMahon Group, Kopplin Kuebler & Wallace and Club Benchmarking) and Henry Wallmeyer, President & CEO of the National Club Association to share their experiences which address… Watch Now
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Protect, Preserve, and Grow Club Assets
Increasing your club’s net worth is important because it manifests itself in well-maintained and relevant facilities, which along with access to special people and programs, is the ultimate promise of club membership. The facilities are the vehicle through which the club drives engagement and builds community… READ MORE
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Developing and Maintaining an Effective Strategic Plan
One way or the other strategic planning has become the best method of bringing members and their boards together to understand what the club’s purpose is, in other words it mission, so then all members could work together to achieve that purpose in a spirit of compromise to achieve and end goal… READ MORE
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Embrace data-driven leadership rooted in strong governance principles and transparent communication to all stakeholders
High performing clubs embrace data-driven leadership rooted in strong and proven governance principles;and they communicate transparently to all stakeholders… READ MORE
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Conduct mandatory and comprehensive orientations for all stakeholders
We believe the highest performing clubs do a great job of educating their consumers not just once, but continuously. It’s the reason we urge every club to conduct mandatory and comprehensive orientation for all stakeholders… READ MORE
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Adopt the fact-based, private club business model and related financial best practices and Key Performance Indicators
A club board is more likely to achieve alignment and work together productively if everyone in the room is speaking the same language, but a disconnect often occurs when it comes to discussions about club finances… READ MORE
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Golf Channel’s Club Leadership Alliance Intro Video
In this short video, Gary Williams from Golf Channel interviews Kurt Kuebler from Kopplin Kuebler & Wallace, Ray Cronin from Club Benchmarking and Frank Vain from McMahon Group. The Club Leadership Alliance continues to be dedicated to Creating Relevant, Enduring Clubs.
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Perform regular team engagement surveys, compare to benchmarks and act on results.
The level of employee engagement in your club has a direct impact on the club’s culture and long-term financial success and the difference between engagement and satisfaction is very important when it comes to employees… READ MORE
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Continuously educate stakeholders (Board, Committees, Members, Staff) regarding best practices and important societal trends impacting the private club industry
The need for constant education of stakeholders (Board, Committee, Members and Staff) has never been as critical as it is today. The foundation of a healthy organization is built on trust and confidence which stems from information and education… READ MORE
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Introduction of Club Leadership Alliance™
Welcome to the Club Leadership Alliance™, a collaboration of three well-established firms dedicated to working together to make clubs and their leadership teams more successful and as a result more rewarding to their club members… READ MORE