Canadian Manager articles from June 1992

Canadian Manager archives from June 1992

Who's accountable for accountability?
June 22, 1992... Karen Jacobs sat in her office with a sense of growing anger and apprehension. She was reviewing the proposal from the "P-5" team and was more appalled than inspired. The team had been launched in accordance with HR's emphasis on self-managed...

Is your business being defrauded?
June 22, 1992... If you are like most small business owners, you haven't thought much about business fraud. But did you know that 35 percent of business failures in United States are caused by fraud artists who have managed to chip away a company's bottom line?...

Paternity leave: another fad, or the future?
June 22, 1992... Paternity leave is one of the many new issues now facing all line managers. In the past, females stayed at home to take care of the children and the household, while the male was the bread-winner. The number of women in the workforce, however,...

A strategy for better project communications.
June 22, 1992... How do you overcome poor customer relations through communications? It can't be done alone in the absence of a good product, but good communications can give the company an edge in client faith that will bring in business. In one...

Pay equity: communicate now or pay later!
June 22, 1992... Your Pay Equity Challenges and your Solution The Pay Equity Act can cost you up to 1% of payroll in adjustments and contains substantial penalties for non-compliance. Far greater expenses can result from the legal bills...

The power of home work. (telecommuting)
June 22, 1992... Over the last couple of weeks, how many times have you looked at your list of |things to do' and mentally segregated those you could reserve for home, after hours. Or, do you have a part-time occupation, in addition to your current full-time...

CPR: recapturing the human edge. (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
June 22, 1992... In this time of lay-offs, plant closures and downsizing, it should come as no surprise that some employees are cynical about whether their employers truly care about their well being. But some corporations have not only managed to get the...

Saying goodbye to the gorilla. (marketing strategies for advertising agencies)
June 22, 1992... Herewith, some perspectives, bon mots, vignettes and aphorisms that come to us via George Johnson, a 73-year-old American leprechaun who runs a small advertising agency in St. Louis and travels North America telling advertising agency people...