Just for Presidents: Leading your Committee

Growing Moral and Ethical Leadership

Around the World

Vision

Who is the face of BYUMS in your chapter?

While H. Troy Romero is my name, during my tenure as chapter president my title is “Head Cheerleader”

BYU Management Society

• Not just a trade organization• Not just a luncheon or breakfast group

We need members of the BYU Management Society to help build the moral base of our communities. You have standards, ideals, and values that will not only lead you to success, but will bless and strengthen this nation and all the world.

– Elder David B. Haight

• Head Cheerleader• Conducting monthly activities• Oftentimes securing quality speakers• Chairing monthly executive board meeting• Participating in monthly Regional Conference Call• Extending offers to serve on Executive Committee• Liaison with Advisory Board• Connector to Sister Organizations• Spearhead earning Dean’s Award

Overview of Responsibilities

• Start on time• Bless food at starting time• Give at least 20 minutes to mingle• Always announce your next three events• If possible always have your event at the same

time and location and reinforce this• Have another person introduce the speaker but

limit intro to 2 min• Allow only 5 min of Q&A max• End on time

Conducting Monthly Meetings

• Big names are best draws• Advisory Board members are best source• NAC• Asking your entire Membership Base• Finding out who your area chapters liked• Asking Stake Presidents• Non-LDS Speakers• Political Leaders• Non-profit leaders• Athletes

Securing Quality Speakers

Chairing Monthly Executive Board Meetings

• Have at a set time each month• Have some live and some by phone• Have treats• Ask other board members to present• Ask at least one value proposition• Give at least one good quote• Circulate agenda before hand• Start with prayer• Start and end on time!

• Hopefully you are having them each month – if not, ask your Global Steering Committee member to do so

• If you can’t make it, have another Board member make the call

• ALWAYS ask before the phone call ends if anyone has had any good speakers (and get contact info on call if they have)

• ALWAYS ask what they have coming up (and then decide whether to promote)

Participating in Regional Conference Calls

• Have position title and job description well down before extending the offer

• Ask them to serve for at least X years.• Advise them of meetings and responsibilities.• Give them a sheet that lays these things out.• Advice on calling president-elects.

Extending Offers to Serve on Executive Committee

• Have at least 7 and no more than 13 Board members• Try to get at least one from each walk of life (finance,

legal, CEO, education, Church, entrepreneur, pillar)• Meet with them at least once a year• Ask them to get at least one speaker and introduce

them each year• Ask them to serve for at least X years• Ask them if they would be willing to find their

replacement.

Liaison with Advisory Board

• J. Reuben Clark Law Society• BYU Alumni• BYU Law School Alumni• LDS Employment Services• Cougar Club• Non-LDS Church organizations, like colleges or

business school

Connector to Sister Organizations

• PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:• Set standards and measure performance• Outline models to follow - of excellence and success• Recognize and honor excellent chapters• Criteria in four major elements• Leadership• Activities• Service• Chapters DON’T have to “re-invent the wheel”• Possibly have pres-elect oversee progress all year

Spearhead earning Dean’s Award

• Catch the vision!• Select and then train your president-elect• What has the Spirit directed you to do• “A man filled with the love of God is not

content blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race.”

-- Joseph Smith, 1840

What’s Next?