Jim and Roger break down five soft skills great team players possess. Each of these traits is an undeniable asset in a team player and all are things we can improve on with time and purposeful work.

The morning routine is the foundation of the day. Starting the day purposefully leads to better personal productivity and value.

Jim and Roger have spent a lot of time contemplating and structuring their morning routines. In this episode, you'll hear how Roger starts his day by nurturing his body and his mind before he sets out to do anything else. Jim uses a journaling tool to take inventory of himself and his day before setting out to make his club better today than it was tomorrow.

Creating and developing a vibrant and relevant brand identity is a vital aspect of successful club operation. The most successful organizations in the world carefully determine what their brand should be and use their brand to propel the company.

The same is true for clubs. 

In this episode, Roger and Jim scratch the surface of what brand is and what it looks like to our members and public.

We're big fans of Donald Miller and his company StoryBrand. He's a great marketer and a great storyteller and, frankly, a great guy!

One thing he consistently does is give to his community of listeners and followers. Case in point, the productivity tool we discuss in this episode of the podcast. 

Listen to learn more about the StoryBrand Productivity Schedule and download the Productivity Schedule PDF yourself from storybrand.com

If you struggle with productivity or feel at the end of the day like you didn't get enough done, we believe this will help you.

Loyalty programs are a hot topic in clubs with a lot of daily green fee play or other types of daily usage. Loyalty programs can work wonders for a club when they're executed properly.

One common issue Roger uncovers when talking with club managers that are interested in a particular benefit or outcome that isn't necessarily the product of a loyalty program. This episode offers an alternative that many retailers are embracing that would work at the club as well.

Jim and Roger wrap up the 21 Traits of Great Leaders with numbers 15 through 21. This episode contains a discussion on the importance of being a good mentor and finding a good mentor.

Jim continues with the second of a three-part series of episodes discussing the 21 traits that make a great leader.

Jim brings up a list of 21 leadership qualities he found in a Forbes article and adds his own thoughts about how it applies to club management.

Roger outlines 5 bad habits to break in 2020 and gives you suggestions to do the right thing with your website in the new year.

Roger shares an idea that will help your wedding business grow by bringing more organic search traffic and referral through people already working in your local wedding industry.

This is one of those strategies that costs a little up front, but pays dividends for a long time after.