Act Professionally
Posted on May 29, 2007
Filed Under Act Professionally
Act professionally means that BYU Management Society members act with professional respect to include all. The following are some of the steering committee’s thoughts in regards to this cultural belief and how it might be measured. Please share with us your thoughts, examples of what this means, and how we might measure our progress in this regard.
- Explanation: This is a professional society that addresses people and programs in a professional way. At the same time, the society is inclusive – of age, gender, nationality, ethnicity, career path, alma mater, religious affiliation etc. All members should clearly conduct themselves in a professional manner (not casual or ecclesiastical) through their dress, speech, meeting agendas, etc. Members (and particularly leaders) are culturally and socially aware of their differences and strive to make them strengths.
- Examples:
- Blue Ridge Virginia chapter made a goal when it was first organized to have a female president within the first five years. Accomplishing this brought positive feelings of inclusion and respect within the chapter.
- Silicon Valley’s W.O.M.E.N. (Women’s Organization for Mentoring, Empowerment, and Networking) is a women’s professional group as a subset of the chapter membership. This group holds quarterly special events and speakers to address the issues that women professionals face.
- Orange County holds meetings for Young Professionals as well as Executive Roundtable Discussions for invited senior executives. Both programs are designed to meet the needs of very specific groups of chapter members.
- Blue Ridge Virginia chapter made a goal when it was first organized to have a female president within the first five years. Accomplishing this brought positive feelings of inclusion and respect within the chapter.
- Experiences:
- Some non-LDS have had negative experiences when they came to a meeting that was so focused on LDS language, issues, and acquaintances that they felt out of place. They will not go back.
- Some non-LDS have had negative experiences when they came to a meeting that was so focused on LDS language, issues, and acquaintances that they felt out of place. They will not go back.
- Evaluation:
- Each chapter annually discusses and tracks diversity goals, including goals for women and non-BYU alumni. TARGET: 50% of chapters set goals and track.
- Each chapter to set goals for programs designed to attract a broad membership base through programs designed for specific populations (such as Young Professionals). TARGET: 50% of chapters.
- Each chapter annually discusses and tracks diversity goals, including goals for women and non-BYU alumni. TARGET: 50% of chapters set goals and track.
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