A BOARD POLICY MANUAL (BPM) is a living document used by club boards and committees to effectively govern their clubs. It communicates to board members how to meet their fiduciary responsibilities, be compliant to governing documents and provides all policies necessary for consistency and efficiency
THOROUGH AND THOUGHTFUL board orientation ensures the effectiveness of private club boards in transition. Club leaders often struggle to sustain key strategic initiatives due to the lack of continuity from one board to the next. Board orientation is an important step to ensure the continuity and
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
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
SUPERIOR PRIVATE CLUBS are very diligent in matters of governance. Those clubs know the truth of Peter Drucker’s admonition, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” In fact, culture in private clubs is governance. Poor governance undermines effective strategy and excellent governance creates great possibilities. The National Club Association has
The Desert Highlands Association has been fortunate to experience successful governance practices over many years. In my role as COO, it has been important for me and our board members to seek out and encourage club members with vision and wisdom to serve on committees,