International Chapter Challenges and Successes

1. International Chapter Challenges and Successes Global Leadership Conference, Provo, Utah October 3-4, 2013 Helena Hannonen and Sandro Silva – Global Steering Committee Timothy Fife – Hong Kong David Sun – Shanghai

2. The greatest leaders don’t necessarily have to be the best in everything. They just make the best of everything.

3. Agenda • Background • Challenges • Possible solutions • Discussion

4. International Chapters • Three Regions • 41 Chapters • Asia • Europe • South America

5. Asia –Pacific Region (15) • Australia • Melbourne, Brisbane • China • Hong Kong; Shanghai • Japan • Tokyo Japanese • Tokyo English • Mongolia • Myamar • New Zealand • Philippines • South Korea • Thailand • Taiwan • USA – BYU Hawaii; Honolulu

6. Europe (10) • Denmark; Finland; Sweden • France • Germany: Frankfurt ; Leipzig • Switzerland • United Kingdom • Ghana • India

7. Latin America (12) • Argentina • Brazil • Campinas • North East • Porto Alegre • Sao Paulo • Chile • Costa Rica • Mexico • Mexico City • Monterey • Puebla • Panama • Peru

8. Canada (4) • Calgary • Lethbridge • London, Ontario • Red Dear

9. Challenges with People • Leadership • Succession planning • How to implement activities • Fear of organizing and time • Moving outside a core group • Membership • Competition resources: • Leaders and members • Turnover in members and leader • Training • How to organize committees • How to reach out to and engage boarder audience

10. Challenges with Operations • Money and cash flow • Time demands • Government regulations • Organizational issues • Lack of training materials in local languages • Self talk • “It will never work here.” • “It is too hard.” • “We don’t have the resources.” • “Our culture is different.”

11. Three Success Factors • Structure • Have a long-term goals and plan. • Hold events at a regular time and in a same location • Information • Give advance notification of events • What, who, when, where, why • Support • Work the plan • Engage and encourage members’ minds, hands, and heart

12. Time Management Solutions • Have a routine for personal and chapter work • Take one action - get 3 benefits • Plan well in advance • Measure time and results, not busy work • Partner with others

13. Management vs. Leadership • Management • Planning • Deliver strategic value to members • Organizing • Build a dynamic organization and activities • Leading • Mobilize people • Controlling • Measure, analyze, learn, change, improve.

14. Management vs. Leadership • Leadership • Vision • Drive • Knowledge about BYU Management Society • Self-confidence • Integrity • Motivation • Results

15. Money and Cash Flow • Benefactors • Membership fees • Partnering • Corporations • Educational institutions • Non- profit organizations • Value added products and services

16. Membership • FAN Method : Who are you connected to? • Outside core boundaries • Professionals in and out of your network • Students in universities • Other organizations in community • Like-minded people • Retired professionals • People in life transition

17. Government Registry • Register with government as a formal society • Finland (Visa Vorimo, Ami Kemppainen) • Singapore (Patrick Tan, A. C. Ho)

18. Shanghai • BYU Hawaii Career Connect • BYU Professor Tom Foster and students • Executive Committee • Website • David Sun

19. Hong Kong • Assess need • Use a coach from a successful chapter • Do value added activities • Linked In website

20. New Zealand • Linked In website • Annual event July-August 2014 with LDS Business Association and Auckland University

21. Tokyo • Social media in Japanese • Use BYU speakers and visitors

22. Your Challenges • What is one challenge?

23. Your Solutions • What is one successful solution?

24. The Hukilau Principle • Work together • Have specific roles • Reward and benefit everyone • Apply the principles to other practices

25. When you come to the fork in the road, take it!