Canadian Manager articles from March 22 1995

Canadian Manager archives from March 22 1995

The race: positioning for leadership in technology.
March 22, 1995... Today's information technology (IT) environment and the customer marketplace are very different than they were even a few years ago. They no longer respond to business strategies that worked in the past. There are just too many products, too...

BCNet: international partnerships within easy reach. (Business Cooperation Network)
March 22, 1995... Partnerships. Globalization. Information exchange. These are the strategies for success in the 1990s. In the current economy, survival for businesses often means reaching beyond national borders, not only to develop new markets for products and...

A million dollars worth of advice: the experts answer some of managers' most difficult questions.
March 22, 1995... Running a business takes guts; there's never any shortage of critics ready to pounce on any decision you make. It helps if those decisions are made with some understanding of the management theory behind them. But access to expert advice is not...

Managing telecommuting - 10 guidelines.
March 22, 1995... As the telecommuting trend among office workers takes a greater hold across the American business landscape, the workplace and the home are seeing changes as never before. Both workers - and their managers - need to have a clear understanding of...

Sales has a role in keeping customers. (building a long-term relationship)
March 22, 1995... A flaw in the traditional selling philosophy in America is that the sale is the END of something. I suggest that salespeople should view the sale as the BEGINNING of a long-term relationship with the buying customer. After the sale,...

Western Canadian companies cite computer technology as top business investment. (Computing)
March 22, 1995... SAP Canada survey finds 79% spending more: cost reduction, better decision making driving investments How are Western Canadian companies investing in their businesses? Computer technology is the top priority, while staffing ranks among the...

Trust me - North America's approach to quality and productivity isn't working.
March 22, 1995... This is the message of Tom Davis, a Markham entrepreneur who has created a firm and written a book called Huparallations designed to renew trust in the workplace through communication. By working with individuals' perceptions of themselves and...

Communicating in other languages ... a business issue for the '90s.
March 22, 1995... In today's Canadian business climate, many organizations are searching for ways to distinguish and advance the services or products they offer. With the substantial growth of ethnic markets across the country and businesses operating in a global...

Privacy now a consumer need: report urges businesses to react.
March 22, 1995... Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner is encouraging businesses to set up policies for privacy protection. "This is simply about good business," said Commissioner Tom Wright. "Privacy has become a consumer need." The Office of the...

Distance education: promoting a continuous learning culture.
March 22, 1995... Learning cannot take place until false conceit has been replaced by an awareness of one's ignorance... Nothing learned under compulsion stays in the mind... Plato The continuous learning culture. Learners for life. These words describe...