Please Gouge My Eyes Out: Dress Code 101

Oh m gee you guys.
OH MY GOSH.
WHOA NELLY.

Let me stop you right there.
Goodness.

Now that's all out of the way, let me explain why I am so altered.

Work guys. Where I work is awesome, don't get me wrong. But the dress code is to die for. And not in a good way.

Shorts with plaid shirts, calf-high socks, white socks with skirts, too much skin, not enough skin, it's bad. It's the type of bad where you see people walk in, and you think "did you get dressed in the dark?"

It's to the point where I want to just submit all my office to What Not to Wear. I think they could make it.
I could just imagine Clint & Kelly crying over the things they found in their closets.

That's not really the point though.

My point is dress codes.

Why is a dress code important? 
Why should you follow a dress code? 

Dress codes are important because they:

• Let you know what is appropriate for work
• Set the tone for where you work 
• It's professional 

Why you should follow the dress code: 

• It's an excuse for a shopping spree
• Show you are serious about your job
• You won't have to worry about standing out

A dress code is something to help you in your job, it is never created to make your life miserable. 

I know that when I dress up for my office, I always feel much better about myself, and I work even harder. 

What are some examples of rules of dress code that you hate? 

We Kind of Got Ripped a New One...And How to Analyze a Case Study

Enter marketing class number dos.

You guys.
This professor is legit.

As in, he's BYU caliber.
I don't know if it is because he is one of the best professors we've had (or we've gotten used to mediocre professors--either way) He's great.

He also told us that UVU is going to be offering a full-time program in 2014, which is think is awesome! I am just jealous, because I wish I could have been a part of it :)

Well, this is the real reason I am writing this post: we totally got ripped a new one in class last night. Mostly because MP (marketing professor as he will be referred to now on), started calling on people that didn't have their name tags on them. He's really keen on learning our names, so as punishment, he called on people that didn't have their name tags.

Guys, it was painful. The first guy he picked on was totally under-prepared--more like deer in the headlights. Almost like he was taking out teeth. I was the third person he called on (after the 2nd weirdo proclaimed he didn't have the time/funds to read it). I had actually read and analyzed this case because I thought it was an interesting. (Starbucks case).

(HUMBLE BRAG ALERT).

After a couple of painful minutes, MP asked the class if we had actually been taught how to analyze case studies. Guess who didn't? Our cohort. (Though, I don't really know how hard it is to read something, internalize it, and form an opinion--maybe cause I am a history major. And we do that stuff all the time).

Here are 8 tips we got from MP:

1. Investigate. Learn about the company that the case study is on. 
2. Identify. Find the strengths and weaknesses of the company. 
3. Gather. Find the information on the external environment (competition within the industry/bargaining power/substitute products) 
4. Analyze. Evaluate what you have found in steps 2 & 3. And then analyze those. 
5. Identify. Find the strategy of the corporation. 
6. Identify. Find the business level strategy. 
7. Analyze. Look into what the company is  using to implement business strategies. 
8. Recommend. Make a recommendation of what YOU think is best for the company. 

When you dive into case studies, it is imperative you know the case pretty well. Even googling it if you need a quick refresher is a good idea. It also is a good idea to be analytical, MP kept asked questions that we hadn't even thought of because we were being way more descriptive than analytic. 

No matter what MBA program you are in, they are always the bread and butter of each program. 

Good luck on case studies :) 

New Semester. New Plans. Jumbled Thoughts.

We just had our first summer block yesterday.

Let me tell you.

I AM STOKED for this class.

This is probably the first class that I have been actively engaged in all year.

Maybe because it is marketing.
Maybe because the professor is coherent.
Maybe because I had a two week break from all the madness.


Maybe because I am in love with marketing.

As we sat in class with all the humble braggers, I kid you not, one kid rudely exclaimed, "Well, I know I could have gotten into BYU..." Okay. Well that's cool.

Listen, I am not all about the "humble" braggers that my group so fondly likes refer to them as. One of the reasons that I've had such a hard time with the MBA program, is that is seems that everyone is out to prove how good they are. Honestly, I don't care who you talked with, or what company you could have been working for. All I am interested in is your ideas. All I want to get from my MBA is insight, knowledge, and the confidence to blaze new trails.

I'm all about this quote right now:

The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer. – Nolan Bushnell

Until next post.