EFFECTIVE BOARDS set goals and work to achieve them. The best, top-performing boards execute an annual self-assessment of their performance. This is the time of year to evaluate how your board performed in 2018. To conduct a proper self-assessment each board should take the following five
New York State’s Capitol Building. Photo Credit: Matt H. Wade/ Wikipedia Over the past year, the National Club Association (NCA) has successfully led the charge in defeating two harmful bills to private clubs in Maryland and New York. Two for Two In April, NCA helped stop
Continuing our work to defend the private club industry, the National Club Association (NCA) has created a coalition of clubs, state leaders and a local lobbying firm, to combat a Montgomery County, Md., bill that would dramatically increase the property tax assessments of clubs in
Over the last several months, NCA has been fighting alongside Montgomery County, Md., clubs to fight a newly proposed assessment bill that would dramatically increase the property tax rates for club land throughout Montgomery County—and possibly the entire state. Currently, Maryland clubs have the opportunity
The following is an excerpt from NCA’s publication Board Toolkit: Club Leadership Essentials. To purchase a copy of the Toolkit, please click the following link. Members must be logged in to receive discounted pricing. One of the crucial functions of any board, is to monitor and evaluate a club’s
Q How can the club president do an effective job of reviewing the general manager’s performance? How do you measure success in the GM review? A General manager reviews are often a difficult process when conducted by board presidents, most of whom are successful executives but do
Discussions about performance reviews have been under fire in recent years. While some employers find more frequent, less formal evaluations to meet their needs, annual performance reviews can be beneficial if they are conducted using best practices including: regular feedback from managers and performance goals
No matter the size or type of club, boards play a critical role in the success of the organization as a whole. One of the ways in which a board can, and should, monitor how much it is achieving is through frequent performance assessments. This
It’s often been said that you can’t fight your taxes; you can only fight your assessment. Therefore, it takes an understanding of what goes into calculating real estate taxes in order to understand if your club’s assessment is fair or should be contested. What