EVERYONE SEEMS to be searching for the holy grail of best practices for a particular club issue or process, but how many times is there just one best practice? Most of these issues are situational—driven by that club’s culture, membership, economics, demographics, leadership skills, crises,
Renewal Marks NCA’s Longest Serving Executive Search Firm Partner The National Club Association (NCA) is excited to announce that DENEHY Club Thinking Partners renewed its commitment to NCA as a Strategic Alliance Partner for a tenth year. As one of NCA’s longest tenured allies, DENEHY
According to researchers in clinical psychology, the average person complains 30 times per day, and they are hurting themselves as well as those around them. Author and clinical psychologist Dr. Laura Markham recently wrote that when we listen to complaints, even our own, we become
During our search and consulting assignments we are often asked to advise the club on compensation packages, either to formulate an attractive package for a new manager or to evaluate whether their current manager’s compensation is keeping up with the market. In either case, clubs should regularly
In our spring article, “The Nominating Process,” Dan and I debated the best structure for a private club Nominating Committee, noting that there is no single best structure for all clubs but that certain political considerations inherently may be the drivers. We subtitled the article
There are many structures and processes for Nominating Committees to leverage and no one is necessarily better or worse than the other, but there are best practices. Bob: Some clubs believe that the process needs to be very transparent and carefully avoid any sense of
Finally, with the tumultuous year 2020 ended, Dan and Bob appear to agree about something! In a recent article, “The Case for Stakeholder Capitalism,” McKinsey & Company postulates that the time has come for U.S. businesses to broaden the missions of their businesses to include
Bob’s Point of View “Keep your friends close and enemies closer.” How many times have you heard a board director or committee chair tell a constant complainer that they should run for the board or join the committee? Sometimes it’s just a brush off or attempt
GOVERNORS nationwide are cautiously phasing in the business and services that can reopen. As of the end of May, most private club golf courses are open, but it may still be weeks or months before other facilities open. In some regard, that is fortunate because it
Bob’s Point of View: Nothing is more demonized in modern management than overtime, a phenomenon created by the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act, “New Deal” legislation. The intent was to put more people to work. Today, with our low levels of unemployment, both employers and