Your input would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks for taking the time to weigh in.

 Troy Romero (Chair)

Elder Quentin L. Cook saw the video at a chapter event in Salt Lake City and had nothing but good things to say about it, as did many others in attendance. Jussi Kemppainen will be showing the video in Stockholm, Jonnkoping, Lund, Malmo, Gothenburg in Sweden and in Copenhagen, Denmark and Oslo and Drammen in Norway.

Please post your comments here and how you are using it in your local chapters. Thanks.

Thanks to everyone who put so much time and attention into making this our most successful conference ever.  I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.  

What impressed you the most?  And, what would  you like to see more of or less of durring next year’s conference?  Lastly, what would you love to see presented or introduced from a content perspective that we’ve never done before?  Any new topics, issues, or trainings?  Remember, we have the whole Marriott School at our disposal.  Lots of smart people to draw from.

Go ahead and reply to this post while your experience is fresh and let’s start some discussion. 

Joel Deceuster – Chair-Elect, International Steering Committee

Below are some rough interview questions for those who are sharing stories for the Video Project (see prior post).

Cultural Beliefs

1. Focus Efforts

Tell us about a Management Society member who has personally influenced you because of their focus on growing moral and ethical leadership.

• What is the name of the person, what is their occupation, where do they live?
• How did you get to know this person?
• What did this person specifically do relating to moral and ethical leadership that influenced you?
• How did you feel when you saw this kind of example?
• Have you seen other people handle this situation differently? Describe.
• When and where did this take place?
• What do you do differently now because of this experience?
• Does seeing someone else live up to these standards make it easier for you to follow their example? Why?
• How does being a member of the Management Society help you to focus on moral and ethical leadership?

2. Meet Purposefully

Describe a Management Society event you attended that caused you to see more clearly the vision of growing moral and ethical leadership around the world.

• When and where was the event?
• If the event included a speaker, who was the speaker and what did he or she say that so moved you?
• How did this event help you see the vision more clearly?
• What was different about this event than other business events you attended?
• How have you incorporated the things that you heard into your personal and/or business life?

3. Grow People

Share a story about a Management Society member who helped you in your professional progress and the influence this nurturing has had on you.

• Who was the person that mentored you? Has a member of the Management Society helped you in some other way?
• How? When and where did this take place?
• Did you have a problem that you needed help solving? How did this person help?
• Was it awkward or embarrassing asking someone you respect to spend some of their valuable time helping you? What was your friend’s reaction?
• Did being a member of t he Management Society make it easier for you to find someone who could help you? Did your membership facilitate the relationship?
• How important was this help to you in your career?

4. Act Professionally

Tell about a Management Society member you know who exemplifies the highest ideals of professionalism by the way they treat other people of a different age, gender, nationality ethnicity, career path, alma mater, religious affiliation etc. Or, describe a Management Society event which promoted this kind of professionalism.

• What is the name of the person, what is their occupation, where do they live?
• How did you get to know this person?
• What does this person specifically do that exemplifies a high level of professionalism?
• How do you feel when you see this kind of example?
• When and where did this take place?
• What do you do differently now because of this experience?
• Does seeing someone else live up to these standards make it easier for you to follow their example? Why?
• How does being a member of the Management Society help you to focus on moral and ethical leadership?

 5. Think Globally

Discuss one of the following:

• What BYU Management Society event have you attended that demonstrated the global reach of the Society?
• Talk about a Management Society member you know who exemplifies this global vision, including a love for and knowledge of other cultures and languages.
• How does it make you feel to be a part of an organization that has members all over the world who share the same values of moral and ethical leadership?
• How have you benefited professionally or personally from a chapter outside of your own country?

6. Align with BYU and the Marriott School

How has your membership in the BYU Management Society helped you stay connected to and aligned with the mission of the Brigham Young University and the Marriott School?

• What has your chapter done to help you stay connected to BYU and the Marriott School and its mission?
• What does that mission mean to you?
• How has a connection to BYU and the Marriott School affected your career?
• Describe how you have personally benefited professionally from your association with the BYU brand.
• What does that brand mean to you and how has it changed your life?

 7. Live the Vision

Please share a personal experience or experiences where the BYU Management Society vision of “growing moral and ethical leadership around the world” has changed how you would otherwise handle a difficult situation or problem.

• Describe a specific situation in business where your vision of “growing moral and ethical leadership” was challenged and how you overcame it. Or, describe someone you know overcoming such as challenge.
• When, where and what were the circumstances?
• What was the challenge and why was it hard to do what was right?
• What risks did you take in making the right decision?
• How has the vision of “growing moral and ethical leadership” changed your life?
• How has membership in the Society helped you live this vision?

The International Steering Committee of the BYU Management Society is preparing a video, “The BYU Management Society: Growing Moral and Ethical Leadership around the World.” This video will contain short stories from members of the BYU Management Society whose lives have been changed for the better as a result of their membership in the Society. This video will be used by chapters worldwide in recruiting new members, training chapter leaders and doing fundraising for scholarships. To see a short film by the New York LDS Professional Association of this style, go to https://marriottschool.byu.edu/mgtsoc/members/chapter_webpage.cfm?chapter_id=20 and click on the link in the upper right hand corner under the Statue of Liberty.

For those who will be attending the Annual Leadership Conference October 1 and 2, 2009, we will be filming on location at Aspen Grove and on campus. For those who will not be at the conference, the instructions below will help you film your story locally.

We are seeking the following “Cast of Characters” for this video:

• Individuals who are articulate and have had a personal, positive experience with the Management Society that exemplifies the Cultural Beliefs of the BYU Management Society (see below).

• We are especially interested in individuals who have weathered a difficult trial in their life and have found strength through their association with the Management Society.

• Ethnic Minorities and women are a priority. Please make a special effort to seek out these individuals as we desire to speak to all races, creeds and backgrounds.

Leaders, we realize there may be some among your chapters with amazing success stories, but who may not have access to video equipment, or may feel that their story is inconsequential. We are searching for those humble people who represent a cherished cross-section of Management Society members. If you know of special stories, please encourage these members to share those with us. Perhaps you could help them tell their story? Or, if that is not possible, please contact us at the e-mail or phone number listed below so we may speak with them directly.

Project Overview

* Chapter leaders identify individuals who may have a “story” to tell;
* Individuals are contacted to see if they are willing and able to share a story on video that will be memorable and support the Cultural Beliefs of the Management Society (see below);
* Chapter leaders make arrangements for a videographer (using a local member who is a professional videographer who is willing to donate their time and talents to this project is preferred, but not necessary; an amateur videographer will serve well) and interviewer (someone with good people and conversational skills) to document the person’s story;
* The interview is videotaped and transmitted to BYU for consideration to be included on our promotional video for worldwide distribution;
* BYU has contracted with a professional videographer who will edit and create a finished product, including music, transitions and titles. A special message from the Dean of the BYU Marriott School of Management will be included;
* The promotional video will be available on DVD, the BYU Management Society website, facebook and YouTube for use in recruiting new members, training new chapter leaders and fundraising for scholarships.

The focus of this video will be how the BYU Management Society has changed people’s lives. Stories will be selected based upon those that are most compelling and correlate best with the Cultural Beliefs of the BYU Management Society, as listed below:

Cultural Beliefs:

1. Focus Efforts
Tell us about a Management Society member who has personally influenced you because of their focus on growing moral and ethical leadership.

2. Meet Purposefully
Describe a Management Society event you attended that caused you to see more clearly the vision of growing moral and ethical leadership around the world.

3. Grow People
Share a story about a Management Society member who has personally mentored you in your professional progress and the influence this nurturing has had on you. Or, if you have seen someone have this kind of influence on another, share that.

4. Act Professionally
Tell about a Management Society member you know who exemplifies the highest ideals of professionalism by the way they treat other people of a different age, gender, nationality ethnicity, career path, alma mater, religious affiliation etc. Or, describe a Management Society event which promoted this kind of professionalism.

5. Think Globally
Discuss one of the following:

* What BYU Management Society event have you attended that demonstrated the global reach of the Society?
* Talk about a Management Society member you know who exemplifies this global vision, including a love for and knowledge of other cultures and languages.
* How have you benefited professionally or personally from a chapter outside of your own country?

6. Align with BYU and the Marriott School
How has your membership in the BYU Management Society helped you stay connected to and aligned with the mission of the Brigham Young University and the Marriott School? Or, describe how you have personally benefited professionally from your association with the BYU brand. What does that brand mean to you and how has it changed your life?

7. Live the Vision
Please share a personal experience or experiences where the BYU Management Society vision of “growing moral and ethical leadership around the world” has changed how you would otherwise handle a difficult situation or problem. How has it changed your life?

TO APPLY

Please submit a video of yourself sharing your story.

Guidelines for your video application are as follows:

• Please keep your comments concise and to-the-point: Less than 10 minutes — 5 minutes is preferable.

• Be real. Be yourself.

• Please place interviewee close enough to the camera that we see a clean “headshot” from about their chest, upward.

• Please make sure you have sufficient lighting so we can see the interviewee clearly.

• Please review the video clip to make sure we can hear you clearly without background interference.

ALSO, PLEASE SUBMIT…

(1) Your Full Name

(2) Current address and telephone number(s) where we may contact you.

(3) Current E-mail Address

(4) BYU Management Society Chapter

(5) A Current Photo of yourself taken within the last year.

You may submit this information and your video clip to the following:

(1) Via E-mail to rixa@byu.edu. Be aware that video files tend to be large and may not e-mail well. If you upload to an FTP site, just include the URL address in your e-mail (and password, if necessary). Please submit under the Subject Line: “BYUMS”.

(2) MAIL to:
Rixa Oman
Executive Director
730 Tanner Building
Provo, UT 84602-3113

– We accept DVD format only, preferably Quick Time.

Could you please forward this information to members of your chapter whom you feel would be willing to assist with our efforts? Thank you for your time, attention and assistance with this video project for the BYU Management Society. We appreciate your help!

Best regards,

Bill Chapman

I suggested that there are at least three areas that we can work on to developing the relationship between the BYU Management Society and LDS ERS:

1. Have a representative of LDS ERS on every chapter board and jointly sponsor events between the BYU Management Society and LDS ERS.
2. Have a chapter of the BYU Management Society in every location where there is an LDS ERS office. There are 314 LDS ERS offices worldwide and with support from that organization, should provide a core group to start new chapters. LDS ERS could actively encourage those who utilize the facilities to join the local chapter.
3. Promote all of the above on this blog, our Facebook group and LinkedIn.

Please share your comments and thoughts below.

Bill Chapman, Steering Committee Chair

I spoke with Jason afterwards about his availability to speak at the Annual Leadership Conference in October, and he said he does the speeches nationwide and would be very interested. Let me know what you think.
Bill

It would be nice if we could get a few video clips from chapters in different areas of the world. We could even broaden the testimonials to come from people who have found jobs or benefitted from networking, learned new skills or been inspired and uplifted by an event or speaker. However, we will need professional caliber videographers to make this work. Let us know what you think.

• “Benefits of Being a Member of the BYU Management Society.” We propose this as the theme of the Conference. We are going to attempt to relate everything we do and discuss at the conference to elevate our awareness of the benefits of membership in the BYU Management Society. As a Steering Committee, we will attempt to gather as much information as possible before the conference to bring to you examples of these benefits. As explained below, we will also be soliciting “stories” from each of you demonstrating these benefits that you have either personally experienced or witnessed on a firsthand basis. We are considering videotaping as many of the sessions as possible to capture some of the stories as a starting point for a DVD containing a more refined version of these and other stories which could be used by chapters and individuals to recruit new members.
• More Interaction. In response to the evaluations from last year’s conference, which were extremely positive, we did see a request for more opportunities for participants to make comments, ask questions, etc. Also in consideration of the various learning models available, we believe that the more individuals are involved in the process, the greater the learning that takes place. It is often said that “the teacher learns the most.” Therefore, we are considering implementing these principles by asking those making presentations to shift the focus away from a “one-way” delivery of a preplanned message to that of being a discussion leader. The discussion leader will lead a discussion on  a given topic by asking for success stories and examples from the participants that will teach the principles and practices which have been successful in the past, as well as “brainstorming” new ideas and approaches that have not yet been tried. Obviously, there will still be some “one-way” communication where we deliver information to those in the audience; however, we hope to see even more two-way communication during the sessions.
• Commitments upon Registration. Instead of just asking participants to sign up and listen to speakers, we will be asking participants when they register to commit to bringing stories, experiences and examples relating to various topics listed on the registration form as well as allowing registrants to suggest their own topics for consideration. The idea is that when people are expected to bring something to an event, they are more likely to attend and be involved in and get more out of the event.

Please let us know by way of comments below what your thoughts are regarding the proposed theme, more interactive approach and asking registrants to “sign up” to bring something in the form of stories, etc. As you can see from the above, we are listening to your evaluations and ideas and believe them to be very valuable. Click here to go to the website with registration information regarding the conference (online registration will be available shortly). Thank you for your continued support and efforts.

Due to popular demand we are once again offering a series of live training webinars for chapter leaders to create  One Page Business Plans for their chapters.  And with increased webinar capabilities we can now offer this opportunity to an unlimited number of chapter members as well.  Our hope is that every chapter develops a One Page Business Plan to accelerate and focus their achievements for the upcoming year. 

 This training can also be applied to our member’s businesses and work environments.  Wouldn’t you like to have a One Page Business Plan for your company, department or profession?  It’s just one more benefit of membership.  To learn more about the One Page Business Plan visit their web site at www.OnePageBusinessPlan.com  Joel Deceuster, a member of the Marriott School NAC and our International Steering Committee is one of the nation’s  leading OPBP consultants and will lead the training program in support of one of our committee’s key objectives for 2009.  

Training Dates (It’s the same training material being presented on three different dates)

• Friday, April 24, 2009                8:00 AM PST – 9:30 AM PST
• Thursday, May 7, 2009              8:00 AM PST – 9:30 AM PST
• Wednesday, May 20, 2009        8:00 AM PST – 9:30 AM PST

How To Register

It’s easy and it’s free to register for the webinar at our website.  The Silicon Valley Chapter uses the website provided by the Marriott School for all management chapters.  So, you’ll go to our web site at  http://ms.byu.edu/siliconvalley and select the events calendar on the top navigation bar.  Simply look for the date of the event you’d like to attend and click it to be led to registration.  You may register for yourself and an unlimited number of guests.    See how easy it is to organize your chapter events and manage registration when you use the Marriott School website?  I set up these events in less than five minutes – it’s that easy! 

Two days prior to each event I’ll email the call-in instructions to all those who have registered.  We’ll be using GoToMeeting.com as our online meeting platform.  Instructions for connecting to GoToMeeting.com will also be included.  You’ll be able to listen, ask questions and see the presentation from my desktop on your very own computer.  It’s way too easy to participate and learn this amazing strategic planning process and accountability system. 

Attached is the Steering Committee’s One Page Business Plan for 2009.  We hope all of you will align your chapter plans to support it.  Joel

If you have any quesitons contact Joel Deceuster at Joel@FocusYourBusinessNow.com