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Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Finding the Right Balance: Interlachen Country Club » Joel Livingood, the general manager and COO at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minn., finds that the principal challeng...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Desert Mountain Club: Blazing Trails with the Interactive Trail Guide » Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., has unveiled an innovative technology that provides hikers critical information...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) New Tools, New Futures: Where Will Technology Take Your Club? » Does your club know where it wants to go? If not, then the embrace of technology will likely offer little substantive impr...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Data Privacy Compliance » It’s another beautiful day at the club and guess what you just found out? An incident with loss of personal information (P...
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Cyber Risk Report Card: Checkup to Find the Hidden Threats » Cybercrime is growing at a tremendous rate. According to CNBC, it has become a major business opportunity for criminals an...
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) How can my board use market data to monitor the club’s health? » In 2008, while serving on the board of my own club, I became aware of a disturbing information gap in the club industry th...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) How Can Clubs Protect Their Data and Information Systems? » PHILIP NEWMAN of RSM, the tax, audit and consulting firm known in clubs for perspicacity, expresses concern that man...
Thursday, January 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) How is technology helping to grow the game of golf? » THROUGHOUT THE GOLF SEASON, millions of viewers tune in every weekend to watch PGA TOUR golf and, in 2018, viewershi...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) 8 Strategies to Get Your Members Using the Club Website and Mobile App » THE STARTER’S VOICE crackled through the radio attached to my belt. “Mr. and Mrs. Anderson on push carts to the firs...
Sunday, July 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Technology Everywhere » Technology is everywhere in our lives. Whether in our hands to access information or working behind the scenes to customiz...
Sunday, July 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Innovative Technology and Golf » Often criticized for being too tied to its traditions, the reality is that golf has a long history of adopting innovative...
Sunday, July 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Front of the House: What Technologies are Improving the Member Experience? » In 1992, the first club I managed, Boulder Ridge Country Club in the Chicago suburbs, had only three computers in the enti...
Sunday, July 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Is Your Club’s IT Infrastructure Built to Last? » Information technology has progressed at an exponential rate. Intelligence, in the form of miniature chips or integrated c...
Sunday, July 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) An Interview with Noel Wixsom: Club Technology for Today and Tomorrow » Club Trends interviewed Noel Wixsom, founder of Country Club Technology Partners (CC Tech), who since 2007, has worked wi...
Sunday, July 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Technology in Clubs: Where are we heading? » In 2017 and 2018, the National Club Association (NCA®) and Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) cond...
Sunday, July 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Connecting with Southern Hills Country Club: Member Convenience Made Easy » For nearly five years, Nick Sidorakis, CCM, general manager/COO at Southern Hills Country Club (SHCC) in Tulsa, Okla., has...
Sunday, July 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Keeping Pace at Conway Farms: Adopting Technology for a Traditional Game » Conway Farms Golf Club (CFGC) in Lake Forest, Ill., features a 7,288-yard, 18-hole Tom Fazio course that opened in 1991. T...
Sunday, April 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Club Technology Study: Technology Adding Value to Clubs » The Club Technology study was conducted with support by Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®). NCA me...
Saturday, July 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Technology in Clubs: Where are We Heading? » In 2011, the National Club Association (NCA) and Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) established th...
Saturday, July 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) The Cyber Threat Landscape: Who is Prepared? » Cyber threats have increasingly become part of nationwide security discussions, impacting virtually all individuals and in...
Saturday, July 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Taking the Pulse on Club Security: Physical and Cyber Protection » More than 370 club executives responded to the latest Pulse Survey to share how their clubs are handling security in both...
Saturday, July 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Club Security: Are Your Members Protected? » “In the very near future, cyber security exercises are going to be absolutely expected of all companies by regulators.”...
Saturday, July 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Security and Safety: A Club Manager’s Guide » One of the principal attractions of club membership is that it offers protection and insulation from many of the common ha...
Saturday, July 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Cyber Threats: How Prepared is Your Club? »
Monday, January 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Information Silos and the Knowledge Deficit » Belonging to, or even visiting a club, comes with certain expectations. One of which is that an elevated level of service...
Monday, October 3, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Are all your systems working as a team? » MANY CLUBS WORK WITH MORE THAN ONE SOFTWARE VENDOR OR SYSTEM. The accounting team usually has a system that is tailored sp...
Thursday, July 14, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Data Mining »
Friday, April 1, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Big Data Analysis: Future-Proofing Club Governance » In his 2001 bestseller, Good to Great , Jim Collins wrote why some companies made the leap to great, while many did...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Cyber Security Best Practices » Q : What are best practices that both the club Audit/Finance Committee and club employees should follow to make sure inter...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Cyber Battlefield: Protecting Your Club's Data » I f you have not initiated a vigilant effort to enhance your club’s cyber security systems, it’s time to take action. It h...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Capitalizing on Technology » Q: We seem to be having trouble making greater use of technology to run our club and communicate with the membership. What...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Cloud-Based Golf Car Technology: New Benefits for the Club and for Golfers » Imagine being able to spot bottlenecks on the course before they begin to affect pace of play, and immediately message the...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Taking on Tech: Merging Technology with Club Culture » Technology today is mostly about software; sometimes the software is “wrapped in hardware” such as a smartphone or moistur...
Monday, September 1, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Protecting Against Cyber Attacks: A History of Hacking » Not more than a few years ago most of us would have thought “BYOD” was a typo in an article for private club leaders; the...
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Data Security: How to Properly Secure Your Club » In light of the numerous highly publicized data breaches in recent years, security has rightfully taken on a larger priori...
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