Q: We have an exceptional general manager who we’d like to keep. How do we determine whether he’s being compensated appropriately relative to what other clubs are paying? A: Retention of talented management is critical with the compensation package central to that effort. When it comes to
Have you ever looked at your workers’ compensation (W/C) loss runs?Or the incurred losses versus your medical-only claims? If you have had W/C losses and you haven’t looked at these line items, it is possible you are spending more money on insurance than necessary. This
While insurance policy language may vary somewhat, most, if not all will have provisions for the club (or an insured), as a condition precedent to the obligations of the insurer, to notify the insurer in writing of a claim made against an insured as soon
To answer your question fully would take more space than allotted here, but I’ll address a part of it because the club industry has so much riding on its ability to attract a fair share of millennials. Beyond the obvious issues like making your club
I GREW UP in the city of Riviere-du-Loup on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Province of Québec, Canada. I was in Washington, D.C., visiting two friends from Québec when I became quite ill and was admitted to the hospital with
RECENTLY, Club Director interviewed Jim Nantz, CBS Sports commentator, co-founder of the The Calling wine brand and founder of the Nantz National Alzheimer Center (NNAC) to discuss clubs, golf, broadcasting, his pursuits in wine and his work in Alzheimer’s research. Nantz is a three-time Emmy award winner
After his surprising victory in November, Donald Trump began to map out his most important policy objectives. Thankfully, one of his first priorities was to fundamentally change the way the federal government issues regulations. For leaders in the private club industry, that is music to
PLEASE EXCUSE THE LIBERTY I TOOK WITH THE TITLE, but given our cover feature, I found it to be the perfect way to begin this column and issue of Club Director. As you will read, Emmy award-winner Jim Nantz is involved in many activities from
“To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.” With this advice, Sir Winston Churchill described the necessity of embracing change in governing and leading. While change in private clubs is constant, succession planning is often overlooked for more pleasant