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How you communicate to your members is changing. Having built the environment and reputation as a place to “get-away-from-it-all,” clubs are faced with finding appropriate upgrades to the ways they communicate. Most clubs are expanding their websites, incorporating e-newsletters, exploring mobile sites and apps and stepping into social media. These new communication efforts are more accepted by members now than ever before. It’s a great start, but in-club communication is often overlooked and under-valued. more...

Beginning a new year is an opportune time for clubs to take a fresh assessment of the protections in place to safeguard their members and employees. While managers always want to insulate those on their premises from injury, life-threatening conditions merit particular attention. 
 
Unfortunately, health and age trends in the population make Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) an increasingly prominent risk to be considered. more...

Did you read the story about a family of six that survived for two days stranded in the wintery Nevada Mountains? This remarkable story of survival prompts many of us to wonder: What would I do in that situation? Would I have the tools, resources and know-how to help my family survive? more... 

At one point, late on a Friday night while I was trying to write this article, the irony hit me like a three-wood.  I was having difficulty trying to write an article about having written environmental action plans.  That’s rich.

Yet, this irony helps to illustrate the point and purpose of this piece of my ten-part look into strategic environmental management for golf businesses.  Sometimes “writing it down” seems like a tough thing to do, but without a written account, how can we best communicate and stay accountable? more...

Brides across America are reading articles and visiting websites describing how Private Clubs are some of the best places to wed. This presents a prime opportunity for Private Clubs to rake in revenue. However, there is a fine line that simply can't be crossed because you could endanger your club's tax-exempt and/or Private Status privileges.  If your Member’s daughter is getting married, by all means try to get the business.  However, pursuing nonmembers is fraught with potential problems. This article will address some of those issues, including the tax issues you should be aware of. Check with your attorney regarding your club’s private status. more...

On February 12, the White House announced a further delay for the implementation of the Employer Shared Responsibility Excise Taxes until 2016. This is only applicable to what have been deemed medium size employers or those employers with 50 to 99 employees. more...

The first “real” hoteliers I ever worked for owned and operated independent, family-run inns and other related hospitality businesses. They had learned to be frugal, having lived through very hard times in World War II and endured the subsequent growth of the economy in the decade that followed. When recently looking at a client’s income statement and examining it for potential cost savings, I noted a number of things they practiced that have merit today, but many hoteliers often overlook these simple measures. These simple, but cost-saving steps can be especially valuable in small properties and are offered as ideas for consideration. more...

On February 6, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a revival of the ambush election rule which was first proposed in 2011. The renewed rule would significantly change NLRB election procedures by reducing the time between the filing of a union representation election petition and  more...