Navigating The Legal Side Of Business Leadership

Course 3 of the Business Law for Business Managers Series

What you'll learn

Business Law and the Manager's Responsibilities

The Corporate Veil

Individual Responsibility and the Manager

Vicarious Liability and the Manager

Requirements

No law degree needed. Basic knowledge of business and entrepreneurship an advantage.

Description

Welcome to the Navigating the Legal side of Business Leadership course. This is the third course of the three that together form the Business Law series.If you are a manager, director or owner of a company, this course is for you. Businesses are not just legal entities. They also have a human face. This human face is the face of a person who is responsible for the actions of the business.This course will teach you what to do and what not to do in order to avoid legal problems. If you're a manager, you need to know your responsibilities and how to handle potentially illegal behavior. You can learn how to protect yourself from legal problems and liabilities.In this course, you'll learn more about the corporate veil and about the types of factors that typically cause the courts to pierce this veil. You'll learn how best to handle concerns and warnings of potentially illegal behavior. And, you'll learn how to help ensure that your communications don't expose you or your organization to legal liability. Finally, you'll learn about vicarious liability as it applies to managers, and about steps you can take to avoid this.So, sign up for the Business Law and the Manager's Responsibilities course! Protect yourself from legal problems!

Overview

Section 1: Business Law and the Manager's Responsibilities

Lecture 1 Course Overview

Lecture 2 Course guidelines

Lecture 3 FAQs

Lecture 4 The Corporate Veil

Lecture 5 Legal responsibility

Lecture 6 Piercing the corporate veil

Lecture 7 Examples of piercing the corporate veil

Lecture 8 Job Aid - The Corporate Veil

Lecture 9 Individual Responsibility and the Manager

Lecture 10 Acting legally and ethically

Lecture 11 Acting on concerns and warnings

Lecture 12 Communicating wisely

Lecture 13 Job Aid - Responsible Management Practices

Lecture 14 Vicarious Liability and the Manager

Lecture 15 Implications of vicarious liability

Lecture 16 Managers' responsibilities

Lecture 17 Job Aid - Responsible Management Practices

Lecture 18 Business Law and the Manager's Responsibilities

Business managers, entrepreneurs, project and program managers and business analysts