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Club Leaders Forum

A bimonthly newsletter designed to serve as a resource for both club managers and club governance.

Club managers will find information on professional development and career management including self-audits, the industry's most complete compensation and benefits surveys, and the Premier Opportunities Bulletin - a regularly published listing of the career opportunities available through John Sibbald Associates.

Club Leaders Forum also serves as a useful tool for effective club governance, covering all aspects of private club leadership, from performance appraisals to long-range planning. The newsletter addresses even the tough issues candidly, with insights offered from both sides of the table. Price: $250 for six issues per year, plus regular mailings of the Premier Opportunities Bulletin

Click here to subscribe. For additional information, phone 314/727-0227.

Club Manager Review

Effective performance appraisals are the single most important factor in insuring a manager's motivation. It is imperative to any organization seeking excellence that such appraisals be well planned for and well executed. The Club Manager Review is the club industry's only complete guide to the critical process of performance evaluation and review. The program was developed to meet the expressed needs of both club managers and the boards of the private clubs they serve. The performance appraisal system is designed specifically to fit the unique needs of country clubs, golf clubs, city clubs, athletic, yacht, beach, and racquet clubs - whether member, developer, corporate, or investor owned. The Club Manager Review is currently in use at more than 200 clubs. 50-page manual includes sample review forms. PRICE: $150 plus $10 shipping and handling Click here to order. For additional information, phone 314/727-0227.

Career Management Tools
The Club Manager Review

"I just wanted to thank you for sharing the CMR program with me and Longue Vue Club. I am very impressed with both the content and presentation of the package. You and your staff have obviously put a lot of time and consideration into it.

"I am very excited at the prospect of having clear and written expectations for my job performance. I'm in a profession where your boss changes regularly, and where more than one individual might have influence over your family's financial security, the CMR program provides job security, and the means to best serve my club.

"Another benefit of the program is that it helps the President and the board to better understand what my role is at the club, and many of the difficult challenges involved.

"John, this is another big feather in your cap. Thanks for the consistent excellence and professionalism that you have contributed to our industry."

Timothy E. Muessle
Longue Vue Club
Verona, Pennsylvania

Club Board's Self Audit

Boards of Directors, regardless of whether they reside over profit or non-profit organizations, know it is necessary to periodically step back and be diagnostic about themselves and their operations. A Club Board's Self-Audit is a unique new self-administered diagnostic tool designed to help club boards assess their club's overall condition.

As a consulting firm that has specialized in serving private clubs nationwide since 1985, we have long heard club leaders express the need for such a vehicle. A Club Board's Self Audit is the outgrowth of thousands of privileged conversations with club boards, search committees, and managers themselves.

This comprehensive tool allows each director - not just the club president or officer group - to report his or her own judgments about the club. Following these independent assessments, the president may elect to compile a composite of the results. A Club Board's Self-Audit comes bound with an attractive cover and can be punched to fit conveniently in a three-ring binder. Present your president with a copy for each member of the board. An extra copy will allow your president to consolidate the individual audit results into one. (You may also wish to make the Board Self-Audit a permanent addition to your new board orientation materials.)

Price: $7.50 each Minimum order 10 copies

Click here to order. For additional information, phone 314/727-0227.