Thank you to all who participated in making changes to the CSS site. Thank you to those who contacted us and expressed your concerns. Those involved in last week’s blog post on the Commerce Student Society did not intend for what was written to be taken as personal attacks on the students involved but more so a criticism of issues the organization has dealt with since its inception. With that said, this does not mean that we will stop writing about the CSS. Whether or not the readers of this blog acknowledge that some accountability was created from what was written, it is important to recognize that changes were made and that the Commerce Student Society, Alumni and the student body took something out of the post. As a member of the CSS told me, “any publicity is good publicity”. This statement reinforces our group project’s goal. That is to market a club using the internet as a medium.
The overwhelming amount of resources needed to implement the advantageous strategic vision of the CSS can not be accomplished by the executives alone. Prioritizing projects based on what resources you have available is indeed a terrific strategy but it then devalues or even pushes the other events and programmes on the back burner.
This brings us to this weeks topic, Leadership and accountability. We would like to present those visiting this blog with an interview from the current CSS president but due to scheduling conflict, this interview has been postponed.
An article written by Jeffrey Gandz from the Richard Ivey School of Business, states that in order to be a successful leader the following criteria must be adhered to at all time:
1. Understand and interpret the environment in which you operate;
2. Develop winning strategies;
3. Execute them brilliantly;
4. Measure the impact of your strategies systematically, adjusting strategies as indicated; and,
5. Develop organizational, departmental, team and personal capabilities.
Article found HERE
We encourage you all to take the time to read this article, if not all of it, points 2,3. In our opinion, CSS has put too much on their plate. Balancing school, work and personal commitments is incredibly difficult to do and we commend those that can successfully meet all those commitments. The effectiveness of the organization is solely determined by how it is managed and lead. We would ask that before a vision is created, a realistic look at the team's available resources be examined in great depth. It is not fair to the student body, and those involved in organizing and implementing events and activities to expect or be expected to provide or be engaged in so much. We feel that this is why it is so easy to underestimate the effectiveness of CSS. It is a case of high expectations from everyone.
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ReplyDeleteTo summarize, in your first post you said that the CSS doesn't do much, if anything. But now you are saying that the exec should probably aim to do less, considering the team's available resources.
I think you are missing the point of the organization. The point of the organization is not to wait on the apathetic commerce student hand and foot. It is to create a framework that students can get involved with (if they choose).
Also you mention that in your post change has been initiated by the CSS. That's great, but your requests were trivial, and they have not addressed any of the real issues the CSS faces, such as student apathy, or lack of funding.
In regards to the leadership article, in my opinion, 2 and 3 are the weakest part of Geffery's article. He doesn't actually discuss how to develop winning strategies or execute them. I think develop winning strategies and executing them is pretty obvious role of a leader. Your next post title should be "How to be successful leader--Make a great plan and do it!"
Here's a question you might want to get engaged in conversation about regarding leadership (that wasn't addressed in the article):
Should a leader be listening to the chitter chatter that is going on around him or her? Or in a sports analogy, should a quarterback be listening to what the people in the stands are saying? Or should he/she stick to the play they came up with in the huddle?
Is this blog is just chatter from people that are not playing the game? People that are just sitting on the sidelines yelling boooo? Why should anyone listen to what you are saying?
Once again I will suggest that you make this blog about how you made a positive difference at UNBC. Make lists of things that you would like to change and actually get involved and help.
I believe the Commerce Student Society is there to help give people the opportunity to help themselves. The volunteers that organize events for the students usually get more out of the event than the attendees. At the same time, the attendees of the event get more out of the event than the people that don't attend the event. Who is at fault if someone chooses not to attend the event?
Let's break down the benefits of organizing the CSS Business Dinner:
Organizer: learns how to organize, manage time, manage people, makes contacts, builds resume volunteer experience.
Attendee: Meets potential employers and builds relationships (especially over 3 or 4 years of business dinners)
Non-attendees: get free time to do what they want as they see fit.
I think as a student and as a leader it is important to develop a vision and execute it. If a vision includes volunteering, then do it. If it does not then don't do it. But don't wine about how others are volunteering wrong unless you plan to be part of the solution.
To leave you with a quote:
“The best way to waste your life, ... is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the details. Report. Don't participate.”
-Chuck Palahniuk
Kelly Bergman
PS - I'm trying to engage you in conversation, I'm not angry.
Blogspot said my post was too big, so I broke up my post. But it did post, so that why I deleted the other posts.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kelly. I removed the deleted posts.
ReplyDeleteThere are plenty of complicated issues being opened up in this discussion. I see talk about student apathy, time, volunteers, money and the scope of projects.
In order to maintain focus on the task at hand, let's bring these ideas back to principles of Marketing. Maybe we can dust off our COMM 240 texts and talk about these issues in terms of identifying needs, making value propositions and deriving goals from the mission statement.
Also, if any members of the CSS would like to post articles on this blog, just make a blogger account and send me your email address so I can get you an invite.
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