In the previous article, I shared the concept of convergence as a pathway to your “best year (yet) as a PGA Professional.” To do so, I suggested that, just like a great football or basketball team, we need to get our three phases (physical, mental and spiritual) together and be well-aligned to go in the … Read more
It’s finally early fall for us in the Pacific NW region (and Section), and now there’s a chance to enjoy football, the MLB playoffs and catch up on some family time, rest and maybe get some PTO. From early April until about now, a professional in our industry is routinely hit with the urgent, the … Read more
Have You Updated Your Profile Yet? As a follow up to the article I shared about Recruiting & Retaining Talent for your facility, as well as some current national PGA demographics and compensation trends across Sections and the West, I would like to get straight to the point: Have you updated your compensation profile yet? … Read more
In 2020, a single word became very prevalent in the world of Human Resources. We are all familiar with it if we have watched any of the news cycles. It even got a bit of hyperbole when pundits added “great” to the word. By now, you may know it is the word “resignation.” How did … Read more
In our industry, we face constant pressures from valuable stakeholders who often want “what we want” but they often lack the context, specific industry experience and “inputs” needed to be strategic leaders and make truly lasting “legacy-level impacts.” Recently, I was on a flight from the PNW to Dallas-Fort Worth and then to Frisco, TX … Read more
How to Flourish During this Season In the business of golf, the PGA professional faces “periods when we must work long hours, sometimes they have intense pressure and give very little time for rest.” In each of the three “career paths,” there are unavoidable situations in which it becomes a necessity or makes sense. In … Read more