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Thomas S. Monson on business

Thomas S. Monson was introduced as the new President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints today. Here’s a brief background on President Monson’s professional life:

• Graduated cum laude from the UofU in 1948 - business management 
• Taught business management at the UofU
• Advertising executive with Newspaper Agency Corporation
• Sales manager and then later the general manager of Deseret News Press
• MBA - BYU in 1952 (they had MBA’s back then?)
• He served for many years as chairman of the board of Deseret News Publishing Co. He is a past president of Printing Industry of Utah and a former member of the board of directors of Printing Industry of America.
• Served as a member of the Utah State Board of Regents, the body which governs higher education in the State of Utah.
• Served on numerous corporate boards including Bonneville International, which owns KSL (among other things)
• In December 1981, President Monson was appointed by President Reagan to serve on the President’s Task Force for Private Sector Initiatives.
• Past President of Printing Industry of Utah and a former member of the board of directors of Printing Industry of America.

President Monson has given what I regard as the best management advice ever:

“When we deal in generalities, we shall never succeed. When we deal in specifics, we shall rarely have a failure. When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of performance accelerates.“   

Thousands of books have been written on business and leadership, but almost all of the elements for successful management are found in those four short sentences.  

I am thankful for his excellent example as a strong leader and business professional. I am more thankful to call him “Prophet” and I sustain him on this important day.

For more information on President Thomas S. Monson and the LDS Church please visit www.LDS.org.