Business owners need to build high performance teams to operate effectively as a business and to most effectively service customers.  As a business owner or engaged team member you will explore personal and corporate values and discover how corporate values can be integrated into your day-to -day operations and observable behaviours.

Upon completion of this two part webinar series, participants will:

                
understand the importance of employee relationships as well as the impact and associated cost of turnover,
understand team dynamics and identify strategies to enhance team effectiveness,
understand and identify leadership philosophy and personal values and be able to connect these and the corporate values to identified observable actions,
understand the concept of Group Think and discovering the strength and value of “two heads are better than one”,
be able to utilize a model for decision making and effective communication, and
understand the value of employee engagement and identify ways to fully engage team members

Meet Your Facilitator

Janice Decelles is a Senior Consultant in the Consulting practice of MNP.  Her focus since joining the firm in 2005 Is to provide training and consulting to self employment clients and general human resource services.  An expert facilitator and instructional designer, she has extensive training management experience in the insurance and financial services sectors and is a certified customer service trainer.  Skilled in both individual and group training, Janice prides herself on being a positive contributor to her clients’ overall success.  Janice holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and an Advanced Certificate in Human Resources. 

            
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A good succession plan not only deals with the transfer of ownership but also the transfer of leadership. Without a clean transition of leadership, relationships and people the chances of failing are much higher. This webinar is designed to cover the essential components of succession planning and provide participants with possible exit strategies for transferring their business. 

In this session, you will learn

                
Where to begin and the succession planning process;
The benefits to succession planning;
Traps to avoid when establishing a succession plan; and
Blind spots to be aware of during the succession planning process

Meet Your Facilitator

Lynne Fisher is a Succession Specialist and leader of MNP’s ExitSMART service.  For more than 15 years, she has worked with business owners to help them make and implement the “best” transition choices for their personal, business and family situations. In this capacity she has worked with privately held companies of all sizes, implementing transitions to family and/or Management and Employee buy-outs.

            
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The fundamental financial risks associated with farming have not changed in recent years, but they have increased due to changes in the agricultural landscape. Farmers are more than producers of food, they are perceived as caretakers of the natural environment and provider of quality goods of that environment. This webinar is designed to discuss financial risk management at the producer level to grow and strengthen your business and will demonstrate practical application of risk scenarios using MNP’s Risk Management Projector TM. 

In this session, you will:

                
Learn how to identify financial risks;
Understand how to manage financial risk;
Review tools to model and manage financial risk at the producer level; and,
Gain insight required to develop and implement a financial risk management plan.

Meet Your Facilitator

Shea Ferster, CPA, CA, is a Business Advisor with MNP’s Agricultural Services team. Based in Saskatoon, Shea has 18 years of public practice experience and is actively involved in the operations of his family farm. He works primarily with owner-operated agriculture businesses, including the Hutterian Brethren. In addition, he is the coordinator of MNP’s Farm Income Support Programs group for the Saskatchewan region. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of agriculture and the various farm income programs available, Shea helps clients manage their risk and identify unique opportunities for increased success. His aim is to help create customized solutions for Ag producers so that they can positively impact profitability and achieve their business and personal goals. Shea was designated a Chartered Accountant (CA) in 2002 after graduating from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce degree

            
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