Importance of Communication

One of the things that I have learned here, during my time at Penn State, is that growing grass and field work make up less than fifteen percent of your job.
The rest of the job is dedicated to communication, which includes organization and training.
As a superintendent, you need to be able to communicate with a broad spectrum of people ranging from the maintenance staff to the greens committees, and most importantly the membership.
As a superintendent it is important to be able to make yourself understood to your staff so that the jobs get done properly.
With the greens committee and membership you need to be able to clearly explain the work your doing and why.
The better that you educate your membership, the easier it will be for them to understand the work you are doing.
It is important not only to keep the operation running smoothly but also to ensure job security.
I think the idea of sending out a weekly or monthly newsletter updating the membership and key people is a good idea and also helps to keep a running list of things that have been accomplished.