To pay dues, or not to pay dues, that is the question.

Happy New Year to all!  As an International Steering Committee we are grappling with the idea of whether we should encourage all chapters to require dues to be considered an “active” member of the chapter.  As you know, our goal is to increase membershp to 6000 active members (which we have internally defined as dues [...]

New Location for BYU Management Society Video

We had to make a few minor edits to the video to correct a couple of typos. The new video is located at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XWHWIvnmLU. The short url is http://tinyurl.com/ydeurgy. Unfortunately, our views which were up to almost 600, but have to start over. So, let’s start promoting the revised version and ask [...]

Great Conference – Let’s do a little debrief.

Dear Leadership Conference Attendees,
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 [...]

BYU Management Society Video Project Rough Interview Questions

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, [...]

LDS Employment Resource Services and BYU Management Society

I just spoke to Gustavo Estrada, Sr. Manager, Corporate Relations, LDS Employment Resource Services, about Action Item #7, “Develop & execute a strategic alliance with LDS Employment by 9/30/09.” Gustavo informed me that LDS Employment Resource Services is developing a new website which will be rolled out at the end of this year. Gustavo Estrada, [...]

Google and Online Social Networks as Tools for Business Development

Today the Rancho Santa Margarita Management Society had a great presentation from Jason Lavin entitled “Google and Online Social Networks as Tools for Business Development.”  The meeting was well attended and the feedback overwhelmingly positive.  Attendees learned about the power of social networks as “freeways” that can drive traffic to your blog and website, when [...]

BYU Management Society Promotional Video

What do you think about creating a promotional video for the BYU Management Society? The Steering Committee has talked about this for a long time. Now, the New York City chapter of the BYU Management Society , NYLDSPA, has created its own promotional video for that chapter. To see it, go to the chapter’s website [...]

Sharpen Your Strategic Planning Skills – The One Page Business Plan

BYUMS Steering Committee – One Page Business Plan for 2009
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 [...]

Monthly Goals, Weekly Planning, and Daily Dials

I’m often ask, “How do you get so much done when you’re a one man business?”  “What’s the secret to your productivity?”  As I think about it I attribute my success to the fact that every year I take the time to think deeply about what I want both personally and professionally.  I dedicate time to ponder my [...]

How to Create/Promote/Host Workshops

How to Create/Promote/Host Workshops
The Silicon Valley Chapter Model
By Chet Harmer
Create:
1.  Determine the training needs of the friends and members of the LDS Church in your geographical area.  You can begin this process by interviewing current members of your chapter or sending out a survey.  Interviewing usually works best.   The workshop topics we [...]

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