Club COO Leadership: A Comparative Study of Industry

A true leader continues the quest for personal knowledge. The quest is designed to better the leader\u27s life, not necessarily the leader\u27s livelihood. While change is a constant in the lives of club leaders, and some days the leader\u27s vision and purpose change, the underlying ideas and convictions remain constant. Many leadership qualities must be present to be an effective leader. The author\u27s survey club chief operating officers to elicit the characteristics and essential qualities of club leadershi

Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Commitment Among Private Club Board and Committee Volunteer Leaders: A Pilot Study

This pilot study explored the relationship between emotional intelligence and organizational commitment among provate club board and committee volunteer members. The top three items, ranked by mean scores, of each of three EI dimensions -- IN, OUT, and RELATIONSHIPS wer discussed. A sample of 57 volunteer leaders furhter was split into high EI and low EI groups based on respndents\u27 overall EO median score. Statistical differences between high and low EI groups in three aspects of organizational commitment - affective, continuance, and normative commitment - wer present. 4 t-test results showed that the difference between high and low EI groups in affective commitment among private club volunteer leaders was statistcally significant at p \u3c.05