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.
