What are the biggest challenges Fitness/GEX Managers are facing today?

streamlining communication and providing education for staff. what do you think?

providing education for staff AND keeping up with the ever changing schedule !

I think the biggest challenges are to find experienced staff and to avoid high turnover. When the team of employees are consistent, the members become much more comfortable. It’s also easier for management to get input from the staff because they have been part of the team for a lengthy period of time.

Finding educated and experienced staff and having a “cap” on how much they get paid.

I’m a new “coordinator” and for me it is learning how to work with and lead the variety of personalities. I don’t want to just manage people. I am running into a number of veterans, though, who seem to go rogue – like inability to follow a schedule. We have back to back classes in some spots and gaps in other places so some instructors have taken to using the gaps to extend class times. While I don’t mind their enthusiasm, the sense of structure is lost and it is hard to explain to someone whom is a 10 year veteran at my location that they should adhere to the schedule…
so maybe my issue is leading those with different levels of experience.