Canadian Manager articles from March 2000

Canadian Manager archives from March 2000

NATIONAL PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
March 22, 2000... Now that we have all the hype of the new millennium behind us we can get on with business. Our Semi Annual meeting in January showed us the commitment and energy of the Council to move our Institute forward into this new Millennium. We will be...

`We Need to Talk'.(business communication needs improvement)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... CFO Survey Reveals Poor Communication is Most Common Management Mistake Managers today may need to "widen" their open door policies, especially as the pace of business accelerates. In a recent survey of Canadian chief financial officers...

NEWS FROM CIM NATIONAL.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... In response to your requests for more news from CIM National, we are pleased to introduce this new feature of the Canadian Manager magazine. We invite your reactions, comments, and suggestions for future issues. Please send them to the address...

AFFILIATION - GUILD OF I.C.I.A. AND C.I.M.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... The Guild of Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Accountants (I.C.I.A.) is an association of business accountants, financial managers, taxation specialists and accounting executives with members in every province of Canada as well as some...

Moving from Appraisals to EMPLOYEE ENHANCEMENT.(evaluation of appraisals and work environment)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... My colleagues and I have struggled with employee appraisal issues for many years in both public and private organizations. We have seen a lot of time and money spent on developing program after program. Concerted efforts have been made to train...

Information on the Go.(advantages and techniques in e-mail usage)(Brief Article)
March 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...

Best Practices in Employment Law.(awareness of risks in employment and human rights laws)
March 22, 2000... No area of the law has seen as much change and growth in the past few decades as employment and human rights laws. It's a constant challenge to stay ahead of these changes and keep your organization out of legal "hot water". This article...

Understand Your Background Imprint.(managing your experiences to your advantage)
March 22, 2000... The famous retailer J.C. Penney once said none of us need live a minute longer as we are, because the Creator endowed us with the ability to change ourselves. You and I are the products of nature and nurture. Nature is who you are, your...

The Internet Is An Employment Gold Mine.(effective internet job searching)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... The internet is fast becoming one of the most popular resources for career and job search information. In steadily increasing numbers employers are using cyberspace to locate qualified employees and more and more job seekers are using the web...

Eleven Ways the Internet is Playing Havoc with Every Business.
March 22, 2000... Referring to Wal-Mart's upcoming remake of its Web site, one analyst said it will give retailing a "jolt" and another said it will "change Internet retailing." Evie Black Dykem of Forrester Research, Inc. said it "will be the shot heard round...

PATTON ON LEADERSHIP: Strategic Lessons for Corporate Warfare.(Review)
March 22, 2000... By Alan Axelrod Prentice Hall Press ISBN: 0-7352-0091-2 $23.00 US Patton on Leadership begins with a brief, illuminating background on Patton the man and Patton the military leader. From there, the book explores leadership...

DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE How to Attract, Manage, and Retain Human Capital.(Review)
March 22, 2000... By Brian Friedman, James Hatch and David M. Walker Arthur Andersen & Co. 1900-79 Wellington Street West PO Box 29, Toronto, ON M5K1B9 $38.00 Cdn. - Hardcover This book -- a recent bestseller in the US -- is hailed by...

TAKE THIS JOB AND LOVE IT! The Joys of Professional Selling.(Review)
March 22, 2000... By Tim Breithaupt The Professional Equity Group Ltd. #220, 340-12th Ave. S.W. Calgary, AB T2R 1P5 $24.98 Cdn - 220 pages To be successful in today's rapidly changing and intensely competitive business environment, you...

Successful Global Retailers A Rare Breed.
March 22, 2000... Markets across the world are globalizing. The global marketplace for most goods is a daily reality. Markets for products as diverse as steel, flowers, computers and oil are resolutely international in nature. The building in which you are...