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6. What are the reasons that golf professionals struggle in their career? What seems to hold them back? REASON STRENGTH SUPPORTING EVIDENCE BECOMING COMPLACENT, STOP LEARNING & DEVELOPING PPP (STRONG POSITIVE) "Many who have not had the success they envisioned could most likely blame complacency or a lack on ini a ve…this is a primary contributor to people failing in our business…complacency is something that I check in on every day when I'm at the club…. All professionals must keep learning, moving forward while thinking about and embracing new ideas and concepts" --- Cory Kartusch "They stop learning…golf professionals must never stop wan ng to learn and becoming a more knowledgeable professional, -- Debbie Savoy-Morel "Golf industry very compe ve…you need to work extremely hard and go a er it…it's more of a lifestyle as opposed to a 9-5 job…those that fail treat it as such" ---- Alan Palmer "Some assistant pros get too comfortable and stop taking care of the li le things that ma er and that people no ce…like bending down to pick up a discarded ssue or piece of garbage" ---- Dale Schienbein LACKING PRESENCE & INABILITY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS PPP (STRONG POSITIVE) "It's not usually a lack of knowledge…it's not having presence and the ability to stand up and talk and become the face of the club" --- Tim Moore "People who can't build rela onships and you can't train someone to 'want' to build rela onships" ---- Dean Manz "Inability to deal with and relate to all types of members…this is the biggest thing to learn…some Pros can't flip the switch and be charming and engaging…it's not in them…and this works against them" --- Lindsay Bernakevitch FEAR OF FAILURE AND NOT ACCEPTING NEW CHALLENGES PP (MODERATE POSITIVE) "They don't move around enough and take on different roles…they seem to not want to leave their comfort zone" ---- Alan Palmer "Some pros don't put themselves out there…they're afraid to fail" --- Lindsay Bernakevitch "They don't adapt or take on new roles because they're afraid of losing their job… they don't consider the 'risk vs reward scenarios' of doing something different so they stay close to home" --- Miles Mortensen LACKING KEY LEADERSHIP SKILLS RELATED TO CUSTOMER FOCUS, ACCOUNTABILITY, BUSINESS ACUMEN, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, AND TIME OR SELF-MANAGEMENT PP (MODERATE POSITIVE) "When you become a golf professional you need to 'switch' from being focused on 'you' to being totally focused on 'others'…being able to relate to and read into what our customers want and need" --- Debbie Savoy-Morel "They don't realize that as Head Professional the buck stops with you…and they don't seem to have the ability to accept responsibility" --- Tim Moore "Professionals fail due to a lack of basic business acumen and by pu ng playing golf ahead of running the business… they don't have progressive skills to run a business such as budge ng, forecas ng, driving change, se ng KPIs, etc," --- Miles Mortensen "They get bogged down…they end up working hard on the wrong things…aren't able to priori ze or manage their me" ---- Dale Schienbein CAREER MAPPING: AN INVESTIGATIVE LOOK AT THE CAREER TRANSITIONS OF PGA OF CANADA HEAD PROFESSIONALS