SIGNAL
is an undergraduate student organization
based out of WSBE that helps students gain
a real world perspective on Growth, Networking
and Leadership. We do this primarily by
bringing in organizational leaders from
diverse environments to learn about what
has made them successful as individuals
and as the leaders of successful organizations.
We also sponsor panel discussions with recent
SIGNAL/WSBE alumni to learn about making
a successful transition between student
life and the managerial environment. Finally,
we will build relationships with regional
businesses and with other regional business
schools, in order to promote the image of
UNH, WSBE, and SIGNAL throughout New England,
and to learn how to lead organizations to
become vital parts of their communities.
SIGNAL
stands for Students Interested in Growth,
Networking, And Leadership. As such, we
are committed to:
Growth, both personal and organizational.
We
are interested learning about the personal
growth and development of organizational
leaders from a wide variety of different
industries and contexts. We invite recognized
organizational leaders to come and talk
to us about their own personal development
paths, how they became the leaders that
they are, and inspire us with these stories
and also the skills, tactics, and techniques
that they have acquired along the way.
We
are committed to the premise that successful,
long-term, organizational growth must be
achieved in a sustainable manner that shows
respect for all stakeholders, which may
include stockholders, management, line employees,
customers, the regional community and the
physical environment. In our increasingly
interconnected, interdependent world, we
realize that representation from a wide
variety of groups ultimately leads to higher
quality products, better relationships with
customers and other external stakeholders,
and a more efficient use of the physical
resources of our planet. We invite business
leaders to talk to us about the difficulties
they have faced in implementing long-term,
sustainable growth practices, as well as
the rewards that they anticipate receiving
from these actions.
Networking,
both learning about networking and building
our own personal networks.
We
know that building a personal network is
an important aspect of business success.
This network consists of people who can
share us with information and contacts,
and with whom we likewise will share information
and contacts. We realize that successfully
building our own personal network can be
accomplished in two ways. First, by learning
tips and tactics to help us build our own
network. This may include techniques to
successfully store and manage networking
information, to make a positive impression
on people, and build reciprocal relationships
with others. Second, we will begin building
our own personal networks through SIGNAL
events in a variety of different ways; building
relationships with SIGNAL members, with
SIGNAL (and other WSBE ) alumni, and with
guest speakers at SIGNAL events. This will
not only help us as individuals to find
jobs as we develop our careers, but will
also help future generations of WSBE students
and SIGNAL alumni to be seen as employees
of choice by a wide variety of regional
businesses.
Leadership,
both organizational and individual.
The
members of SIGNAL feel that having mentors
and models of organizational leadership are
key factors impacting our own leadership ability.
Consequently, we will take multiple steps
to building mentor relationships and understanding
multiple models of organizational leadership.
These may include steps such as: bringing
in guest speakers to talk about the leadership
challenges they have faced; supporting the
Holloway Seminar Series in Entrepreneurship
through active attendance and participation;
creating a discussion group that will focus
on books outlining the lives and leadership
styles of corporate leaders; sponsoring seminars
and conferences for regional businesses and
students to learn more about cutting edge
leadership thought.
Additionally,
the members of SIGNAL recognize that mentors
and models of leadership are not sufficient
to build our own leadership skill. Consequently,
we will actively encourage all members of
SIGNAL to find positions of leadership and
authority within campus organizations. These
may be honor societies, sports teams, Greek
organizations, service clubs, or any other
extra-curricular organization. Members of
SIGNAL will help each other become successful
leaders of these organizations by actively
networking within SIGNAL, holding periodic
discussions to discuss the trials and tribulations
of leading one's peers, and by providing each
other with helpful, critical feedback on issues
of peer and group leadership. By doing this,
we will not only be building our own leadership
skills, but also giving back to the university
community by helping to lead student organizations
to higher levels of success.
