You’re Invited! Monday Morning Club Quarterback Webinar
Every Monday at 9am ET, Ed Shanaphy and special guests will take to the air and review the weekend’s club happenings along with the PGA, MLB, NCAA and everything sport! We will have a great chat about what worked and what didn’t at your club. And, what was great and what was terrible about the…
It’s Not Where You Go. It’s What You Do There
By Ed Shanaphy, Club Governor As summer kicks off and members return to the courts and courses, here’s a reminder I carry with me — from college admissions to club management: It’s not where you go. It’s what you do there. That same principle applies to who we hire at our clubs. It’s not the…
Calendar Planning And Event Marketing
Member Committees can make more efficient and effective marketing plans. Whether the calendar emanates originally from the membership or management side, the calendar should be made widely available and published early. Planning a year out is imperative and maintaining profit and loss reports for each event will help shape the future year’s event planning. In…
A 5-Part Series: Secrets To Finding The Right Candidate
Executive Search and Your Club All You Need To Know About Search Committees, Search Firms, and Candidates A new series of articles by Dale Petrie, Club Governor, President and Consultant to the Private Members Club Industry. Club governors often ask me as a former club president about executive searches for top management at their respective…
Change Is a Necessary Evil for Governance
Welcome to the Institute Of Club Directors and our Club Governance Podcast. Clubs Dislike Change Until They See The Change In this first episode of our bi-weekly podcast for The Institute of Club Directors, Britney Sanders and Ed Shanaphy look at how clubs dislike and avoid change until forced to progress. From the anxiousness concerning…
Club Governance versus Club Management: Who Manages Whom? – A Webinar
Club Governance versus Club Management: Who Manages Whom? It’s an insider look at equity or member-owned clubs with former club manager and industry expert Ed Shanaphy joining Britney Sanders, Vice President of BeyondTheBaselines.com, who just recently was Director of Marketing at Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club and former Head Professional at Jupiter Island Club, Hobe…
From Pines to Palms – a Director’s Take on the Tennis Year
Brett Gaede, one of our industry’s leading seasonal directors of tennis, takes us through a year at his two clubs. From pines in the summer at Seal Harbor Club on Mount Desert Island, Maine to palms in the winter at Hillsboro Club in Florida, Gaede talks about housing, meal plans and the challenges of finding…
Is The Future of Country Clubs Pickleball and Padel?
In her latest article for IOCD, our resident contributor and associate Hannah Thompson explores the game changing phenomena driving change in country clubs throughout the US.
The traditional image of pristine golf courses and elegant dining rooms is now being infused with a vibrant new energy and younger clientele driven by the rise of two…
Ace Strategies for Tennis Club Success
Our own Ed Shanaphy was invited by the Private Club Radio Show to share his valuable insights into delivering excellence in tennis club management. Ed offers the key strategies for success gleaned from his many years involved in the sport, as a player, coach and tennis club manager.
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