Leadership
Owner-operator's Role
Characteristics of a Leader
120 tips on good leadership qualities, among them: focus on results, not activities or personnalities; get people to commit to deadlines; do employee opinion surveys. A useful browser for new ideas.
Aspects of Leadership (In French only)
Scroll to item 1.10 for an interesting overview of the multiple functions and roles of a leader. This outline provided by The Alliance of Sector Councils serves as a useful guide to anyone thinking about their leadership style.
Partnership or Shareholder Agreements
Standard Outline for a Partnership or Shareholder Agreement
The Canada Business website offers a good, basic guide on how to secure and protect a relationship with a partner or partners in a shareholders agreement.
Vision
Hands On: Words to Grow by
An article published by Chris Bart in the online Canadian Business magazine which talks about the importance of writing a good mission statement to guide and inspire staff, help in allocating scarce resources and in creating shared values to turn your company into a competitive force.
Making a Vision Dynamic
Some pointers by Microsoft on a fresh approach to articulating your vision.
Succession Planning
The Definitive Guide to Retiring from your Business
Running your own business? Thinking about retirement? Advance planning can help you expand your options and make smarter long-term decisions. RBC Royal Bank's web site provides a general overview of the issues associated with succession planning.
My Project: Succession Planning
Articles in the Business Development Bank of Canada website emphasizing the need for family-run and public businesses and developing a solid succession plan to ensure their long term success.
Canadian Association of Family Enterprise (CAFE)
This site details the various programs offered by CAFE oriented for family enterprises.
Delegation
Delegating Work and Responsibility
ZeroMillion underlines the importance of delegation and how it can be implemented.
Decision Making
Decision-making (In French only)
Scroll to item 1.12 for an outline of the essential steps to be followed in making good decisions. The details of each step are not described, but the outline serves as a useful guide on how to approach important decisions.
Time Management
Time Management (In French only)
Free articles to help you improve your productivity and optimize your time.
Project Management (In French only)
Free project management course that deals with all the management activities and artifacts.
Effective Time Management (In French only)
Scroll to item 1.8 for a list of tips to managing your time to greatest effect.
Time Management
A bilingual site devoted to the management of time.
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Managing for Business Success
