Email Response to Concern That the BYU Management Society Is a Religious Group

In seeking to reserve a room in a local community center, I was asked to respond in writing to a concern that the BYU Management Society might be considered a “religious” group not appropriate for meeting in the community center. Below is my response to the request.
Nancy:
This e-mail is in response to your request [...]

December 11, 2008 New York Times Article, the “Inner Torment” of Deceit in Business

In an article by the President of the “Center for International Leadership,” in New York City, “BUSINESS FORUM: THE MORAL DILEMMA; Yes, Socrates, Ethics Can Be Taught” today, he poses the interesting question of whether you can teach business ethics. As the title suggests, the answer to the question is “Yes,” but not in [...]

Updating Your Progress on the One Page Business Plan

Update the plan by going online to www.MyOnePagePlan.comOnce there enter the company name “byu08” where requested in the lower right corner. 
On the next page enter our username “(see Joel’s November 15 e-mail)” and our password “(see Joel’s November 15 e-mail)”.
This will take you to the Get Started Page.  Just select the “Get Started” button.You [...]

Links to Chapter Websites and Blogs

For those of you who might want to know what other chapters are doing and participate in discussions on current topics for the BYU Management Society, here’s a list of chapter websites and their blogs (I will update this as I get new ones):

BYU Management Societywebsite;
Orange County chapter blog;
New Santa Margarita chapter blog;
Seattle Chapter website [...]

BYU Management Society as a Networking Tool

A recent blog post gives an example of how the BYU Management Society has been a good networking tool.

Assignments for our December 11 Conference Call

As President Monson has often said,
When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.   June, 1977 New Era.
The year 2008 for the BYU Management Society is going to be a year of “measuring and reporting.” We are going to use the One Page Business Plan [...]

BYU Management Society – Meridian Magazine Seeks Business Columnists

Meridian Magazine is looking for some business columnists who would write about important LDS figures in business, ethical questions, trends in business that would be particularly interesting to Latter-day Saints. A columnist should be someone who not only can write, but write with some flair and style. Contact Bill Chapman with inquiries.

BYU Management Society – Forming Chapters Based on Ward or Stake Boundaries

I suggested that we form a Chapter of the BYU Management Society in my ward and believe those who join would enjoy the following benefits:

Breakfasts: meet together monthly or quarterly in our area for breakfast early enough not to interfere with regular business schedules;
Networking: learn more about each other’s business and professional lives and [...]