A good starting point is to first check to see that the committees you have are important. Club bylaws typically specify five to seven essential committees, but many clubs will have 10 or more. It is often the case that the ones that are additional
Board governance provides crucial leadership to private clubs, offering valuable perspectives on the direction the club should be heading. Who makes up the board, how they are trained and evaluated, and other key factors impact their performance and potential. This article dives into the latest
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
Effective governance is a matter of aligning authority and accountability by clearly designating roles and responsibilities. It is folly to assign accountability when proper authority has not been directed to the person to be held accountable. Top-performing clubs exercise great diligence for ensuring that authority
Pew Research Center learned in a 2015 survey of Americans that trust in the federal government was among the lowest levels in the past 50 years. Only 19 percent of Americans say they can trust the federal government always or most of the time …
CLUB BOARDS ARE OFTEN CHARACTERIZED AS MICROMANAGERS. What might be viewed as the latest “distraction” can become something that derails a board’s performance for the year or the general manager’s employment— general managers can be fired for failing to follow through on seemingly innocent suggestions
GOVERNANCE EXCELLENCE IN A PRIVATE CLUB requires a plan built on a foundation of systematic and established disciplines. The resulting framework enables reliable and trustworthy structures, processes and systems. This article, the second in a three-part series, brings focus to the current-day model for private
What makes great board members so great? The fact is that top private club board leaders are made and seldom born. One of the common characteristics is their clear understanding of servant leadership and the necessity of putting the needs of others ahead of their
Many new directors come from business backgrounds where they are continually challenged to increase sales and profit. They naturally think that this is one of the roles they are going to play on the club board. As they start out, they want to share their
As the election season heats up, it’s easy for people involved in club leadership to draw parallels—for better and worse—which begs many at clubs to ask, “Should we use a contested or uncontested method for electing board members?” Choosing an Election Process If given complete