Leadership Conference Brings Charity into the Office
Posted on November 16, 2009
Filed Under Management Society News
Among the cubicles of TV sitcoms, the virtue of charity is elusive. Wisecracking jabs and get-ahead attitudes often preclude good will in fictional offices. But according to the keynote speakers at the Management Society’s Annual Leadership Conference held in 1–2 October 2009, life doesn’t have to imitate art.
C. Terry Warner, noted author of Leadership and Self-Deception, focused his remarks on charity. All relationships, including ones in business, should stem from charity, Warner told the 105 chapter leaders in attendance.
“Terry Warner’s ability to connect a religious concept into various business situations was quite remarkable,” says Troy Romero, chair of the Management Society Steering Committee. “Everyone in attendance came away with a commitment to be charitable in the workplace.”
Jay C. Allen, CEO and co-founder of Executives Network and CXO, rounded out the conference by connecting charity to networking. Allen instructed Management Society leaders to look at networking as forming real relationships instead of quick connections.
“This conference was so impactful,” says Rixa Oman, executive director of the Management Society. “It focused more on why we do what we do rather than how to do it. It made for an inspirational experience.”
Conference workshops also addressed membership benefits; service to students, BYU, and community; web site development; records management; communication; and best practices.
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