Why would such a bright young manager want to work in a club where the average member age is over 70? Because, for starters, the members are even brighter.

The California Club’s Harry Richter capped an exemplary career by leaving members in the very capable hands of Peter Schaub—a “rising star” he carefully mentored.

As the saying goes, “You can’t send a Duck to Eagle School”—so why try to force-feed the same standard training approach into all departments, and onto all employees?