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August 13, 2019 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations,
When I started this article, I was looking for a catchy, colorful image to depict the “Agile Methodology”. After about 30 minutes, I started to realize that my fruitless search was actually confirming the entire basis of my article; that Agile is now being used as just another catchphrase or gimmick to convey that a project is up to date on the latest and greatest in newer methodologies for IT transformation. However, I hope to show you that Agile is more than just a trendy process and is also not “new” per se, despite how on-trend its adoption is in today’s business automation projects.
agile, business, Internal Controls, projects, Real agile, Scrum, Scrum board, values
June 29, 2018 McCarthy Tétrault LLP Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting, Payroll and Personnel Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) is a new agreement between Canada and the European Union (“EU”), which is now in force. Chapter 10 of CETA removes the requirement for a Labour Market Impact Assessment for three categories of EU foreign nationals entering Canada for business purposes.
business, business visitor for investment purposes, CETA, Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, contractual service supplier, GATS, General Agreement on Trade in Services, IMP, independent professional, Internal Controls, International Mobility Program, intra-company transferee, intra-corporate (company) transferee, intra-corporate transferee, key personnel, Labour Market Impact Assessment, LMIA, national occupational classification codes, short-term business visitor
June 27, 2018 Norman D. Marks, CPA, CRMA Board of Directors, Process and Responsibilities, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Leadership and Management, Not for Profit, Payroll and Personnel Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations
This article looks at the Board’s involvement in managing enterprise culture. In the corporate context, culture is a system of values, beliefs and behaviors that shape how things get done within the organization.
board of directors, business, corporate culture, enterprise culture, Internal Controls, managing culture, organizational dysfunction, risk
August 15, 2017 Miralaw Inc. Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting, IT, Privacy and Security, Payroll and Personnel Management
Could AI have helped Google identify the ‘diversity memo’ sooner? This post looks at how AI could help other companies avoid these and many other complications around employee communication.
artificial intelligence, business, information technology, risk, risk mitigation
October 26, 2016 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B., Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Board of Directors, Process and Responsibilities, Business and Legal Issues, Charities, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Government Budget, Throne Speech and Plans, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Not for Profit, Payroll and Personnel Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Volunteers and Employee Relations, Web design and Management
Between July 2016 and February 2017, the federal government is consulting Canadians on planned accessibility legislation. The goal of the law would be to promote equality of opportunity and increase the inclusion and participation of Canadians who have disabilities or functional limitations in all areas of every day life.
accessibility, accessibility legislation, Accessibility standards, business, Canadians with Disabilities Act, Customer service, employment law, Federally regulated workplaces, HR Law, human rights, persons with disabilities, Providing goods and services, removing barriers, visual and/or auditory disabilities
August 24, 2016 Occasional Contributors Accounting Systems and Controls, Accounts payable and receivable, Business and Legal Issues, Competition, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting, Financial Compliance / Planning / Management, IT, Privacy and Security, Leadership and Management, Mobile Device Management, Payroll and Personnel Management, Privacy Compliance and Management, Records Management and Retention, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Software Acquisition, Implementation and Maintenance, Systems Acquisition, Maintenance and Disposal, Systems and Data Management, Web design and Management
I am going to use a metaphor involving the board game of Monopoly to illustrate how I feel about risk management. The players compete to win by either having more money when the game ends (if there is a time limit) or by being the only one left standing after all the others have gone bankrupt. Let’s imagine our executive team is playing a game against its main competitors.
business, minimize risk, Mitigate risk, Monopoly, risk, risk management, top risks
April 20, 2016 Occasional Contributors Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Leadership and Management
Ultimately, a Shareholders’ Agreement is a method of managing risk and establishing mechanisms to resolve problems before they arise.
business, contract, Corporate law, dispute resolution, Majority shareholder, managing risk, non-selling shareholders, piggyback rights, risk management, Shareholders’ Agreement
July 28, 2014 Nikoleta & Associates Budgeting and Auditing, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Finance and Accounting, Financial Management, Leadership and Management, Not for Profit, Payroll and Personnel Management, Volunteers and Employee Relations
While tough budget decisions are sometimes necessary to effectively running a business, communicating these decisions to employees often damages employee morale.
budget decisions, business, communicating decisions to employees, communicating less than positive financial news to your employees, effectively running a business, employee morale, environment of fear and distrust, HR, Human Resources, opportunities for promotion, personal sense of worth, professional and personal worth, salary freezes, some employees experience the loss of money as the loss of professional status
June 11, 2014 Occasional Contributors Accounting Systems and Controls, Accounts payable and receivable, Business and Legal Issues, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Fraud and Corruption, Income Tax Planning / Tax Schedules / Remittances, Records Management and Retention, Sales, Marketing and Operations
The Canada Revenue Agency is aware that electronic sales suppression software is being marketed and sold to Canadian businesses. As part of its efforts to combat the underground economy, it has introduced new measures to address this problem.
business, Canada Revenue Agency, Canada's tax system, Canadian businesses, computer records, CRA, electronic cash registers, electronic sales suppression software, ESS, ESS software, GST/HST and income tax obligations, Income Tax Act, penalties, point-of-sale systems, risk management, tax laws, underground economy, zapper software
May 23, 2014 Nikoleta & Associates Business and Legal Issues, Leadership and Management, Sales, Marketing and Operations
Historically, the approach to business development resembled a “hit and run” attitude. Business development professionals were encouraged to acquire the account quickly, pass it off to someone else in the organization and move on to the next target.
appropriate vendor, Be available for your clients, builds trust and authenticity with clients, business, Business development, business development professionals, large accounts, long-term relationship, methodology, network of clients, offer solutions, product or service, referral rate, short-term acquisition, trusted advisor, working the phone
April 30, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B., Managing Editor Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration, Corporate Governance, Sales, Marketing and Operations
On April 9, 2014, the Quebec Superior Court ruled that businesses in Quebec may continue to display their trademarks on public signs outside their premises in a language other than French if no French version of the trademark has been registered.
business, businesses in Quebec, Charter of the French Language, Doing business in Quebec, francization certificates, French generic descriptor, la loi 101, language other than French, language rules, Office québécois de la langue française, public signs and posters and commercial advertising, Quebec, registered trademarks, Regulation Respecting the Language of Commerce and Business, trademark exception, trademarks, trademarks on public signs, Une marque de respect de la loi
April 28, 2014 Maanit Zemel Anti-spam, Do-not-Call, Business and Legal Issues, Charities, Corporate Administration and Legal Matters, Corporate Governance, E-Commerce, Finance and Accounting, IT, Privacy and Security, Network, Systems and Data Security, Not for Profit, Payroll and Personnel Management, Privacy Compliance and Management, Records Management and Retention, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Systems and Data Management
Over the past months, I have been writing, lecturing and advising on Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL). In discussing the legislation, I have encountered many myths and misconceptions about CASL and its implications. This is not surprising. The legislation and accompanying regulations create a complex and often confusing regulatory regime that contains more questions than answers.
anti-spam legislation, B2B, business, business exemption, business to business exemption, Canada's anti-spam legislation, CASL, CEMs, charities, commercial activity, commercial electronic messages, computer program, consent, electronic message, for-profit businesses, information technology industry, installation of computer programs, myths and misconceptions, non-profit organizations, previously obtained consent, privacy legislation, raising funds, sending an email asking for consent, spam, Spam emails, text
February 10, 2014 Drache Aptowitzer LLP Corporate Governance, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit
Charities are like any other actors in society, opportunities arise and they should be considered. Some will be discarded and others will be pursued. For charities though, the evaluation of opportunities must be made with the additional consideration of the constraints placed upon charities from normal economic operation. One interesting opportunity which lucky charities face now and again are large, and often unexpected, gifts in kind.
business, Canada Revenue Agency, cash flow, charitable activities, charitable assets, charities, charities are restricted from engaging in business, donating property, donation, donors, economic operation, evaluation of opportunities, fund a disbursement, general revenues, gifts in kind, producing an income, restrictions that are placed upon charities, revenue stream for the charity, sale price and the valuation price used on the receipt
December 23, 2013 Occasional Contributors Finance and Accounting, Sales, Marketing and Operations
There’s a growing feeling among sales organizations that their team members need to upgrade their skills and processes to better meet Business to Business (B2B) buyer expectations.
B2B buyer expectations, B2B sales, business, business acumen, business and finance, buyer's industry challenges, Customers, Deliver what customers want, digital marketing, due diligence, sales cycle, sales organizations, sales processes and strategies, sales professionals, Sales team, skills and processes, top sales talent
July 31, 2013 Maanit Zemel Corporate Governance, IT, Privacy and Security, Not for Profit, Sales, Marketing and Operations
In this posting, I will provide tips to adults and businesses that are being cyber-libelled. Anyone can be made a target of online defamation, with devastating consequences to one’s personal and professional reputation. Indeed, at its worst, cyber-libel can bring an individual or business to the brink of bankruptcy.
business, cyber-libel, cyberbullying, cyberlibel, defamation, disclosure order, emails, facebook, identifying the perpetrator, Internet, Internet Service Providers, ISP, IT Professional, John Doe action, legal immunity from defamation, online defamation, online postings, online searches, person behind the postings, professional reputation, social media, twitter, web address, web hosting, websites, where the libel content is posted, “take-down” request
