A very content staff at St. Cloud Country Club. Under Gary’s mentoring they each know their value to the organization and that they are apprciated.
Being a good mentor doesn’t have to be with your staff only. We have many opportunities to meet with aspiring superintendents, assistants, or turf students at any of our association meetings or even social media outlets, such as Twitter. You might be able to share your experiences, recommend some good books and blogs you have read, or even some good webinars you have seen. Listening and offering suggestions can mean a lot to someone who looks up to you. Some golf courses are better off than others when it comes to budgets and what they can afford to purchase. I think there can be a chance to look around the shop to see if you have anything that you won’t be using
anymore and share it with someone who can use it. A local 9-hole course called us to see if we had extra flagsticks they could buy from us, because they wanted to start a footgolf program. Fortunately we were able to come through, and we didn’t accept their money because we had some flagsticks that had been in storage for years. What a great way to potentially grow the game and help someone out! Look at the benefits of sharing: You give up something that you know someone else can use. You can clean up the shop of unwanted goods. You build positive relationships within the industry. Page 45