What’s the Pulse on Governance? Here’s what clubs have told us about their governance practices in 2018 DO you have a …. Mission Statement: 83% yes | 17% no Vision Statement: 56% yes | 44% no List of Core Values: 66% yes | 34%
Club governance is the engine to most clubs’ success. A well-functioning club board provides the guidance necessary for club leaders to prioritize and execute important goals. What are these groups supposed to look like? How should they function? Today’s trends are shaping the best practices
The bylaws of many clubs dictate that all meetings shall adhere to “Robert’s Rules of Order” and there are many reasons why this is problematic. One of them is that Robert’s calls for votes where obviously, the majority wins. While much of our society seems
CANARIES IN A COAL MINE were the early-warning system that saved miners’ lives before technologies for detecting noxious gases came along. Just as careful miners took caged canaries underground with them, club directors are wise to protect the club by implementing early warning tools—or Key Performance
It has often been said that private country clubs are run like nobody’s business because it’s nobody’s business—a reference to the fact that most club boards are made up solely of volunteers who spend a couple of hours each week checking in on their respective
Private club boards have a legal responsibility to protect the interests and assets of the club they serve, but most clubs and boards live one year at a time and never get around to addressing the club’s long-term capital needs. On average, property, plant and
“CULTURE EATS STRATEGY for breakfast,” said management guru Peter Drucker. For clubs, culture is governance, and private club strategy—no matter how good and well-conceived—will be a victim to poor governance. According to Fred Laughlin, nonprofit governance expert and an associate at Global Golf Advisors (GGA),
Grey Oaks Country Club is an exclusive private country club community located in the heart of Naples, Fla. Its 1,200 members enjoy all the amenities resort-style living provides such as exclusive social opportunities, 54 holes of championship golf, a state-of-the-art golf performance center, tennis, casual
In this letter to members published in its October newsletter, Farmington Country Club explains the importance of committee service as well as the function and role of club committees. Committee service is an excellent opportunity to gain governance experience and develop qualifications as a candidate