Amy Boone Thompson's Articles

Many companies hire project managers to oversee and implement initiatives set forth by the organizations. Project managers are adept at ensuring that those initiatives are suc...

Assuming a new role or position in your organization can be an enriching and rewarding experience. Just like finishing your freshman year of high school and starting y...

“As a young and newly appointed general manager of an exclusive multisport health club, I felt inexperienced, chronically behind in my tasks and alone. I needed to f...

Up until this issue, the series Fitness Management 101 has focused primarily on how you, as a new fitness manager, need to make a good first impression on staff and members; l...

The primary objective of this ongoing series has been to guide you, as a new and possibly struggling fitness manager, to take the steps necessary to elevate both yourself ...

At this point in our series for new fitness managers, you have learned how to make the best impression possible on your staff, managers and members. You have also learned ...

Now that you have been in your new fitness management position for ...

equipment Facilitating Change STRATEGIES TO HELP YOUR STAFF AND MEMBERS WELCOME AND APPRECIATE YOUR NEW EQUIPMENT SELECTIONS. flyers, on your website or through word of mout...

equipment Creating an Equipment Maintenance Plan WHY AN EFFECTIVE PLAN THAT COVERS YOUR INVENTORY WILL SAVE MONEY AND TIME AND REDUCE THE NEED FOR COSTLY REPAIRS. By Amy ...

Designing Your Floor Space for Maximum Profits HOW TO GET THE BIGGEST RETURN ON YOUR EQUIPMENT INVESTMENT. By Amy Boone K nowing how to position your new fitness equipment i...

equipment Brokering the Best Deal HOW TO NEGOTIATE A PRICE THAT GIVES YOU THE BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK. By Amy Boone H aving learned how to determine your club's fitness ...

5 Steps for Buying the Best Equipment THIS SIMPLE APPROACH WILL SAVE YOU TIME, MONEY AND HEADACHES LATER ON. By Amy Boone S electing the equipment that will best suit your c...