Why Committees Kill Clubs
The number one reason most clubs fail is not poorly thought out strategy, the wrong location or lack of funds it’s EGO! Simple human ego destroys more clubs and destroys more relationships than any other factor.
Reflections on attending the CMAA World Conference
Following hosting Jim Singerling, CEO of the Club Managers Association of America in St Andrews in 2000 where he spoke to the Conference of Association of Golf Club Secretaries I was fortunate to be invited the following year to attend the World Conference in San Diego. Apart from 2 years when I could not fly for medical reasons I have attended every year since then at my own expense using holiday time.
CMAA Elects 2014 Association Leadership
The Club Managers Association of America is pleased to announce its 2014 Officers and Board of Directors.
You are only ever ten steps from a Rat
Urban myths abound in the current era of instant ‘facts’ and it is often reported that we are only ever ten steps from a rat in an urban area, which is of course ridiculous.
We’re Doomed: but don’t panic Mr Mainwaring!
The first speaker of the recent MDP Golf was Peter Dawson, who spoke with great clarity and precision on the current growth of the game of golf worldwide. The intricate research of the R&A explained that the game is showing some signs of decline in the mature markets of the USA and the UK but is showing consistent growth almost everywhere else in the world.
Jerry Kilby Leaves the CMAE
The Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) has announced that Jerry Kilby CCM, Chief Executive Officer since 2007, is leaving his post at the end of January 2014 to pursue new opportunities in the golf and club management sector as full-time proprietor of Kanda Golf Marketing Services.
The Greenkeepers Training Committee (GTC) helps launch a new Health & Safety online learning programme for golf club employers and employees
The Greenkeepers Training Committee (GTC) and mylearnadfriend Ltd, a GTC Quality Assured Training Provider, has announced a revolutionary partnership to provide affordable on-line health and safety accredited training to a global Golfing industry.
CMAE Elects New President
At the Annual General Meeting of the CMAE in Rome on 18th November, members elected Arnaldo Cocuzza CCM, the General Manager of Golf Club Milano, Milan, Italy as the sixth President of the Club Managers Association of Europe.
Toro Becomes a City & Guilds Approved Training Centre
The Toro European Centre is able to offer City & Guilds approved vocational training in a variety of land-based machinery competences to its channel partners, similar to training providers and colleges currently offer.
E-Z-GO Adds Support to Club Managers Association of Europe
E-Z-GO has reaffirmed support for the Club Managers Association of Europe (CMAE) with the signing of a 12-month rolling corporate partnership agreement.
MDP Launched for Golf Club Managers in England and Wales
The CMAE is delighted to announce that agreement has been reached with England Golf, the governing body for golf in England and the Golf Club Managers Association (GCMA) for an MDP Level One course to be piloted at the University of Warwick in the central West Midlands area next March (17-21) in 2014.
Report: number of sports clubs in the UK reaches 151,000
There are 151,000 sports clubs in the UK, which each club having an average of 141 adult members.
