Inspired by the Masters

There are superintendents who say they dread the first full week of April each year because they know their members are glued to their televisions watching the Masters and […]

https://ggapartners.com/2019/04/inspired-by-the-masters/ Managing Your Club Identity

A private club’s brand is not the same as a chain of hotels or other hospitality business. It’s more personal, more emotional. And when it comes to the set of services, […]

https://ggapartners.com/2019/04/managing-club-identity/ Embedding a Culture of Progression and Longevity Among Board Members

Each new set of Board members are faced with the same conundrum: the desire to achieve things and make a difference, but only a limited term with which to do it. The answer to this […]

https://ggapartners.com/2019/03/embedding-culture-progression-longevity-among-board-members/ Gauging the Impact of Private Club Trends: 2019 Update

In its recent research collaboration with Michael Leemhuis, a change leader and manager extraordinaire, GGA executed its 2019 attitudinal survey of club managers and […]

https://ggapartners.com/2019/03/gauging-impact-private-club-trends-2019-update/ Season Proofing Your Club

For clubs facing seasonal challenges, maintaining member engagement year-round can be challenging. GGA’s Stephen Johnston provides insights on how to keep members connected to […]

https://ggapartners.com/2019/03/season-proofing-club/ Change Shows No Sign of Slowing

If your time to you is worth saving Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’ – The Times They Are A Changin’, Bob […]

https://ggapartners.com/2019/03/change-shows-no-sign-slowing/ Clubs Should Be Selling Memories

Today’s fast paced tech savvy society is often called The Experience Economy, which references the ever-rising expectations of customers coupled with the desire for memorable […]

https://ggapartners.com/2019/02/clubs-selling-memories/ Protecting Against Project Mythology

Anyone taking on projects great or small during 2019 might consider a lesson from Phidias, the Greek sculptor, painter and architect.  Phidias is best known for his statue of […]

https://ggapartners.com/2019/02/protecting-project-mythology/ Who’s Your Innovator?

If you’re to succeed in driving change at your club, you need a champion of innovation – the person who makes things happen. But what if that person doesn’t exist? […]

https://ggapartners.com/2019/02/whos-your-innovator/ Why Business Planning is the No. 1 Trend Facing Private Clubs

Business Planning is the number one trend in the private club sphere for 2019, with club managers citing it as having the highest impact on club operations in today’s market. GGA […]

https://ggapartners.com/2019/02/business-planning-trend/