Canadian Manager articles from December 2000

Canadian Manager archives from December 2000

NATIONAL PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.(Brief Article)(Column)
December 22, 2000... As we near the end of the first year of the new millenium, I want to share with you some of the items that are making this a very exciting year for the Canadian Institute of Management. The Branch Presidents and the National Board of...

ACCESS DENIED.(computer network security)(Brief Article)(Column)
December 22, 2000... Increasing Investment in Network Security How failsafe is your network? A new survey shows technology executives are placing a high priority on network security -- 56 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) polled said they've invested...

NEWS FROM NATIONAL.(Canadian Institute of Management Strategic Planning)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2000... A strategic planning session was held at the National Office in Toronto on October 27 and 28, and facilitated by Chris Robertson, President of Cooper, Spearing & Stone Advertising. On Friday evening most of the National Board and eighteen of...

Are We Ready to Make a Difference.(International Year of Volunteers)(Brief Article)(Column)
December 22, 2000... CIM Members, Are We Ready to Make a Difference in 2001 - The United Nations International Year of Volunteers? We are but a short time away W from a year that will celebrate an element of our Canadian way of life, that being our involvement...

New England Business Services Business Forms Ltd.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
December 22, 2000... NEBS Business Forms Ltd. is a Canadian subsidiary of New England Business Services, Inc., with our Head Office in Groton Massachusetts. New England Business Services has been in the printing business for over 40 years. We operate 4 printing...

Canadian Institute of Management Good News Story.(management development curriculum)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2000... The Hamilton Branch has successfully renewed its partnership with McMaster University. The council at McMaster has approved two CIM credit transfer programs for those CIM members who have completed the program and wish to get credit towards...

CORRECTION.(Correction Notice)
December 22, 2000... Page 8 of the Fall issue of Manager stated that "Blaine Gregory's talent shone as he took everyone through a photo recap of the past three days". It should have read "Bayne Robertson's talent".

The Immigration of Foreign Information Technology Workers.(immigration regulation in Canada)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2000... The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration announced late last year that the expedited processing of information technology (IT) workers entering Canada to work, will remain in place until the redesign of the Temporary Foreign Workers...

Are You dot.com Material?(careers in information technology)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2000... Employers becoming more selective as job opportunities grow in high-technology and dot.com sectors Despite a hot employment market in the high -technology sector and the burgeoning dot.com industry, employers are becoming increasingly...

How to Get More Prospects to Buy From You.(Column)
December 22, 2000... Why don't we close more sales if selling is so easy? Salespeople are close to 100% predictable. They never stop looking for a "silver bullet" or some "magic formula" to guarantee quicker and easier sales. They buy books on "How to be the...

The Story of Mary[TM]: How "Organization Culture" can Erode Bottom-Line Profitability.
December 22, 2000... "You remember Mary," Intoned the harried Vice President of Operations to his H.R. colleague. "We brought her in last year to back up Phil in marketing. She had all the right skills, or so we thought. The problem is, after a really impressive...

What it takes to be an Effective Leader.
December 22, 2000... To be an effective corporate leader, it is essential to possess specific leadership qualities and skills beyond industry knowledge and technical and/or clinical skills. Even the best specialists and "individual performers" are not automatically...

Information on the Go.(electronic mail)
December 22, 2000... Today, if you've got important business news you want to share with a lot of people fast, you're more likely to send e-mail than to call. Why? Because time is valuable and sending e-mail has three obvious advantages over phoning: 1) You...

Are You Too Busy to be Productive?(manage time to prioritize strategic planning)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2000... Why customers shouldn't be your first priority Let's be frank -- if you work for a company, then your primary goal is to make money. Period. You may have secondary goals to serve the interests of your customers, employees, and be a good...

"Is It Friday Yet?".(rising workloads leading source of job stress for information technology professionals)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2000... Rising Workloads Leading Source of Job Stress For information technology (IT) professionals, all work and no play can dampen productivity, suggests a recent survey. More than half (58 percent) of chief information officers (CIOs) polled...

How To Get Full Value From Your Speaker.
December 22, 2000... If your speaker truly is a valuable resource and you've gone to all this trouble to get him/her ready to do a proper job for you, then perhaps there are several ways to utilize the speakers' resources on the day of his/her appearance. In...

Tips to Build Professional Success.(career development)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2000... Your computer system may have been ready for the year 2000, but what about your career? OfficeTeam, a leading staffing service specializing in highly skilled temporary office and administrative professionals, advises workers to prepare now for...

Turning Transactions into Relationships.(customer relationship management)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2000... CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is a "new economy" industry. It has attracted thousands of software companies and consultants offering services and applications, and has created almost as many definitions of what CRM is. Many...

Values Shift.(Review)
December 22, 2000... The New Work Ethic and What it Means for Business By John B. Izzo, Ph.D. and Pam Withers Prentice Hall Canada 26 Prince Andrew Place Toronto, ON M3C 2T8 ISBN: 0-13-028669-9 $32.95 (Hardcover) In this new...

The Butterfly Customer.(Review)
December 22, 2000... Capturing the Loyalty of Today's Elusive Consumer By Susan M. O'Dell and Joan A. Pajunen John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd. E-mail: clare.thompson@wiley.com ISBN: 0-471-645184 $24.95 (264 pages - paperback) As Internet...

Powerful Employment Policies.(Review)
December 22, 2000... By Lauren M. Bernardi Canadian Law Book Inc. 240 Edward St. Aurora, ON L4G 3S9 ISBN: 0-88804-334-1 $105.00 (250 pages--Looseleaf, Binder & Disk) Writing, updating and organizing an employee policy handbook can be a...