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Business Management OrientationA Steady Upward Course
Business Management OrientationA Steady Upward Course
D i s c i p l e P r e p a r a t i o n C e n t e r
Business Management Department
Becoming a Disciple Leader
&An Employable Quality Graduate
I hope that you are not afraid of tough classes. I never did have a“cinch” class. I hope that you are not afraid of lengthy periods ofpreparation. Burn the midnight oil. Don’t procrastinate like myolder sister, who after a late date rationalized, “I have a testtomorrow, but I am weary. What is more important, my health ormy test? Aha, my health! I need my sleep.” So she slept. I won’tsay what happened to the test.
Consider this counsel from President Thomas S. Monson onpreparing for your life’s work
You simply have to apply yourself. I hope that you want to be sowell equipped that you can compete in this competitive world. Ihope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions,whether they be in your courses of study which you elect to take,or whether they be in the direction of the academic attainmentswhich you strive to achieve.
President Monson Cont.
Should you become discouraged or feel burdened down, rememberthat others have passed this same way; they have endured and thenhave achieved. When we have done all that we are able to do, wecan then rely on God’s promised help.
CES Fireside for Young Adults – 7 September 2003
President Monson Cont.
B 100 Business Management Orientation
• Designed to be the first class taken for a potential business management student
• One credit – Class Attendance Optional• 35 hours • Personalized Career Portfolio• iLearn more detailed course information• Great Resources to Help You
Purpose of B 100
• Help Set Direction of Travel– Make a Decision and begin moving down path– Business or some other path?
• Encourage Learning by Faith• Further Prepare Disciples of Jesus Christ
– Glorify God– Build the Kingdom
• Learn Critical Skills on How to Gain Employment
Assumptions
• Mature Students• Willing to Work Hard• Honest and Have Integrity• Agents Who Act vs. Objects Who are Acted Upon
Doctrinal Foundation
Doctrine and Covenants 58: 26‐29
…not meet that I should command in all things….anxiously engaged in a good cause and do many things of their own free will…
Foundation
2 Nephi 2:14
“…He hath created all things,…both things to act and things to be acted upon.”
Foundation
Joseph Smith
Faith is not only the principle of action, but of power in all intelligent beings” (Lecture on Faith p.3)
Grading
• If all stated expectations are met = 85% B• Must exceed expectations to raise grade• If base expectations are not met = non passing grade
• The Entrepreneurial Challenge/ Option‐ Start or improve upon existing business. Move grade up from B
Expectations ‐ Standards• Readings, Essays, and Summaries• CareerLeader Assessment and summary– Access Card
purchased in the University Store—Textbook counter• Resume…Reviewed by Career Services—**Sign up Early**• Industry and Company Analysis• LinkedIn Profile Expert Level
– 20 connections– Join 3 Groups.. i.e. BYU‐Idaho Alumni & Business
• Three Mentors…summaries• Understand 50 Key Business Terms• Graduation Plan… remaining semesters—Approved by ADC
(Academic Discovery Center: Smith 227)
Tentative Class Schedule
• 1st Week‐ Class Introduction and Questions• 2nd Week‐ College Academic Discovery Center 3rd Week ‐ Steve Davis Alumni Director
• 4th Week: Business Functions and Industries
October 16: Special Guest: Henry J. Eyring for all sections
Business Management OrientationA Steady Upward Course
Business Management OrientationA Steady Upward Course
PORTFOLIOS
Business Portfolios• Sample in iLearn• Final Draft due Monday Nov. 25 at 5 pm‐Smith 231.
• Spiral Bound ‐‐‐ 3 Copies• Draft to be reviewed by Teaching Assistants –‐email addresses in Syllabus
• Professional Document…reviewed…i.e. writing center. McKay Lib. 2nd floor East Wing
• Resume Reviewed.. Career Services‐ Sign Up Early
Career Leader Access Card
What CareerLeader Does
• Measures your core interests, skills and motivations, then compares them to successful people in a variety of business careers
• Predicts career paths that you are likely to enjoy and succeed in
• Describes the elements of organizational culture that will be key to your success and happiness
• Identifies any “career ‘Achilles’ heels’” that may interfere with your career success
How CareerLeaderWas Developed
• By Drs. Timothy Butler and James Waldroop, psychologists at the Harvard Business School and authors of: – Discovering Your Career in Business– The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back– Getting Unstuck– Numerous articles in the Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fast Company, and other popular business press
• Using a database of more than 400,000 business professionals collected over 13 years
Who Uses CareerLeader?
Select MBA Programs—U.S.Harvard University University of Pennsylvania—Wharton Stanford University U.C. Berkeley—Haas Cornell—Johnson University of Virginia—DardenMIT—Sloan University of Chicago—BoothDuke—Fuqua Northwestern—Kellogg Dartmouth—Tuck U.C. Los Angeles—Anderson Columbia University Georgetown University—McDonoughEmory—Goizueta New York University—Stern Yale University University of Michigan—Ross
Course Deadlines
• Oct. 25 ‐‐ 5pm—Mid‐Term Exam‐ Key Definitions MC Testing Center (Test Opens Sept. 23st ‐‐‐ Closes Oct. 25 ) Articles, Chapters, Insights, Essays, and CL Summary—copy to text box in iLearn
• Nov. 18 (Monday Class) Nov. 20 (Wed. Class) Nov. 22 (Friday Class) TA Portfolio Reviews—Smith 324
• July 1th – 5pm ‐‐ Smith 231 ** 3 Completed Portfolios Turned In** Professional Document. Spiral Bound
Take Responsibility
Don’t let life determine for you what you are going to be. You will want to take that responsibility on yourself.
Moving Forward
"Revelation comes on the Lord's timetable, which often means we must move forward in faith, even though we haven't received all the answers we desire.“
Elder Robert D. Hales, Personal Revelation October 2007 General Conference
Business BoardsPurpose
Demonstrate Readiness to Enter the Business Program
Dates: Dec. 2 ‐ 13• 8 am – 5 pm• 15 minutes each (Discussion/Q&A)• MC 117B —Conference Room
– Introduction—Help us get to know you. – Portfolio Highlights – Career Focus ‐‐ Graduation Plan—Mentors that Match…
Class and Office Times
• Bro. Bell’s Office Times By Appointment Smith 312
Business Management OrientationA Steady Upward Course
Business Management OrientationA Steady Upward Course
• Select the 12 most exciting, engaging, meaningful roles
• Rank them from 1 – 12 (1 being the top)• Identify Themes ‐ Technology, Public Service, Creativity, Managing, Influence, Helping
• Identify Tensions ‐ Autonomy vs. Leading Teams
• Pay attention to Images– standing on the top of a mountain, Spotlights, Teams
People
A Model
career framework
Character
Competency
Courage ConnectedEmployment
Passion
Job $
Skills
Fits Faith
Careers – Direction of Travel?
Career Decisions
In choosing an occupation, please be mindful of what you do best—not just what you like to do but where your aptitudes are and where the gifts and talents are that you have been given. Then ask yourself, Where can I get the best training experiences to develop my talents? Look for the college or company where you can make a contribution and continue your learning and training….
Career Decisions
Take an opportunity to observe how someone else is doing it right. Then you will gain the experience and the confidence to be able to do it yourself. Whatever endeavor you want to explore, associate with people who have valuable experience…. Associate with people who really know what they are doing.
RETURN, Pg. 227‐8
Take Responsibility
Don’t drift through life and let random living decide for you what you are going to be or what you are going to do with your life.
RETURN, pg. 228
“Good Information makes for
Good Inspiration”
Sister Bonnie ParkinFormer General Relief Society President
Church News Nov. 27, 2004
Take Responsibility
When I was a teenager, I helped my father varnish the floor in a downstairs room in our house. He watched me as I slowly painted myself into a corner and had no way to get out without stepping across the freshly shellacked floor. I asked, What do I do? I’ll never forget his answer: “Robert, don’t ever do that in your life.”
Career Decisions
The Lord expects us to become educated to collect the riches of eternity so that we will be better prepared to be a good companion and father or mother and able to provide for our family.
What are Employers Looking for?
Judgment / Trustworthy
Character Competency
Brand Value
A Gift and a Responsibility
An Analogy
University – Company—BYU‐Idaho
You – Product – An extension of the BYU‐Idaho Brand
Employers /Recruiters – The Customer
The Annual Shopping Spree
“In a world that grows increasingly dark because of distrust, cynicism, and unethical behavior …graduates of Brigham Young University–Idaho must radiate the light of integrity and honesty. This university, one of the Lord's
universities, will ultimately be recognized as an institution where integrity and honesty are as common and consistent as a windy afternoon in Rexburg.”
(Elder David A. Bednar, BYUI, Sept. 2002)
The Value of the Brand?
D i s c i p l e P r e p a r a t i o n C e n t e r
Disciple LeaderBuild the Kingdom & Glorify God
True at All Times
Lift and Build Others
Find a Better Way
Do Your Very Best
Take Action
This photo was originally owned by Elder Matthew Cowley, the late Apostle and Elder Glen L. Rudd’s mission president and dear friend. It was given to Elder Rudd as a gift and remains an apt symbol of its current owner, whose life has been defined by gospel work and effort to better the temporal and spiritual welfare of others.
(Elder Rudd retired at age 95)
Foundation
Doctrine and Covenants 88: 77‐ 80
“ all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God…things both in heaven and in the earth…have been….shortly come to pass…That ye may be prepared in all things…”
