“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”
- Aristotle
Managing a values-conscious service business
Leadership
Below are resources to help the small business owner provide effective leadership.
Board of Directors top^
Free Complete Toolkit for Boards
An excellent set of tools for Boards that apply to for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Free Management Library, linked 09/10
http://www.managementhelp.org/boards/boards.htm#anchor264782
Leadership styles top^
Effective Leadership
A brochure with two templates (Organizational Leadership and Personal Leadership) to help you assess the effectiveness of the leadership in your organization —a 'starter set' to help you take a quick pulse check and map a plan for action.
Conference Board of Canada website, linked 09/10
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/documents.aspx?DID=342
Effective Leadership Styles
A brief article on some of the most effective leadership styles. Includes tips to help achieve effective leadership styles and provides short definitions on 3 leadership styles: Authoritarian, Participative, and Delegative.
Articlesbase website, Muna wa Wanjiru, linked 09/10
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/a-look-at-some-of-the-most-effective-leadership-styles-429663.html
Five Principles to Improve Your Leadership Skills
The article looks briefly at five principles - self-esteem, planning, motivation, delegation, and empowerment - that will improve leadership skills, especially when coupled with the way you recognize your organization's needs and how you can adapt your leadership style to those needs.
Articlesbase website, Abbas Abedi, linked 09/10
http://www.articlesbase.com/goal-setting-articles/five-principles-to-improve-your-leadership-skills-45020.html
Guide to Leadership
Ten steps to becoming a more effective leader.
Business.com website, George F Franks III, linked 09/10
http://www.business.com/guides/leadership-3152/
Habits of Spiritually Grounded Leaders
An article that looks at the discipline and persistence needed to exercise mindfulness and be a spiritually grounded leader.
Includes a related article: Humility in leadership.
bnet website, Scott Thompson, linked 09/10
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSD/is_10_62/ai_n15966448/?tag=content;col1
How You Can Be an Effective Leader
A Factsheet that takes a close look at the concept of leadership and provides a number of guidelines for leaders who volunteered, were elected or appointed to help them effectively lead their groups.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture website, Kim DeKlein & Meg Penstone, linked 09/10
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/rural/facts/94-081.htm
International Leadership Programme
A 12-day intensive training where participants from many different cultures, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds come together to form an international learning community.
Wyse Website, linked 09/10
http://www.wyse-ngo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=38
Setting the Stage for Modeling Ethical Behavior
An article exploring how leaders can use modeling to show how to behave ethically with others.
ERC website, linked 09/10
http://www.ethics.org/resource/setting-stage-modeling-ethical-behavior
Ways Women Lead
Engaging and connecting as many women and girls as possible on the journey of self-discovery and empowerment for self and others.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.wayswomenlead.net