Mixed Signals: Recent Economic Reports Point to Opportunities and Challenges for Clubs.
Much like the ever-changing and oft-times conflicting information we have been getting about the coronavirus, economic reports are also all over the place.
PLANNING IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY – Club Leadership in a Covid-19 World
The pandemic is sure to change a lot of things about the service industry, and clubs will not be exempt. Our clubs stand to be one of the first beneficiaries of the gradual awakening of economic activity.
Don’t Be So Reserved In Your Planning
Reserve Studies play a role in capital planning, but they are not a replacement for a strategic facility improvement plan.
What is a Strategic Planning Refresher?
Strategic planning for private clubs has always been viewed as a laborious task for boards and managers; but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Refresh Before You Reinvest in Your Club
When McMahon Group was spawned from McMahon Architects some 36 years ago, the initial intention was to provide architectural services for clubs looking to renovate their facilities.
Strategic Planning: An Essential Element of the Board-Manager Partnership
Boards of directors at private clubs are often criticized for micro-management. Whatever the definition of that may be, they clearly spend a lot of their time on operational issues instead of the types of high-level strategic challenges that constitute “governance”. Club managers are regularly criticized, and often dismissed, because the board feels they are not…
The Best Offense Wins
“The best defense is a good offense” is an old adage you’ll frequently hear during Sunday afternoon football telecasts. The original source for the quote is unknown, but it is more often attributed to George Washington than Bill Belichick. Projecting an aura of strength was one of Washington’s key principles as his ragtag Continental Army…
The Essential Relationship Between Strategic & Facility Planning
Club facility planning for major capital projects is probably the most challenging task a private club manager and Board will do. Good facility planning sets a club up for success or lost opportunities. But interestingly, true facility success is more dependent on initial strategic planning than on architectural elegance. Historically, clubs have approached facility planning…
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