The world is full of executives moving from one industry to another. From hotel CEOs taking over airlines to food-service executives leading social media startups, the business environment is littered with CEOs who thought leadership skills were ubiquitous, regardless of the industry.
In 2004, when Jordan Spieth, 29, was a young junior golfer growing up around Brookhaven Country Club, he attended a golf camp at the private Dallas-area club. Nearly 20 years later, the star PGA Tour player is now a partner with Invited, Brookhaven’s owner and the iconic golf owner/operator formerly known as ClubCorp.
Nobody’s happy, but at least there’s an explanation everyone can understand. When the new TaylorMade driver you ordered in August for your most loyal customer didn’t make it by Christmas, and the new reels you were expecting for the triplex aren’t likely to be here until June, two words sum up the frustrations that you and everyone else in and out of golf currently feel: supply chain.
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