Canadian Manager articles from September 1992

Canadian Manager archives from September 1992

National President's message. (Canadian Institute of Management Pres. W. Jackson) (CIM News)
September 22, 1992... At this particular time there is a lot of talk in the media, at coffee breaks, over desks and around boardroom tables discussing the pros and cons of what the other person did, or didn't do or could have done if only.... Someone invariably says...

How secure is your job? (preparing for possible unemployment) (Executive Director's Corner)
September 22, 1992... Even in today's business environment of 'downsizing', 8 out of 10 North Americans are surprised and shocked when they are fired! According to a survey conducted by Stellfox Associates, an executive advisory and outplacement firm, even when...

Plan your course for expansion. (expansion of business enterprise) (Moneycare)
September 22, 1992... Nothing breeds success like success. If you are a small business owner who has built a healthy company, you are no doubt betting that you can build on your success by expanding. Before you race ahead, be sure you truly understand the nature of...

Recruitment: more than a side show. (effective recruitment system as tool for corporate success)
September 22, 1992... It's said that doctors bury their mistakes, accountants write off theirs, sales people lose their mistakes to the competition, lawyers have the right of appeal. Executives, however, come face to face with the cold reality of their mistakes on the...

Telecommuting: meeting the challenge. (personal computers hooked to local area networks allow home-based work)
September 22, 1992... During the next few years, two forces will begin to transform what we now know as "the office" -- forces to which organizations must respond. These forces are: growing concern about energy supplies and the environment, spurred by legislative...

Active living: a key to worker health and performance. (physical activity's role in employee performance)
September 22, 1992... It's Monday morning, and Carol Dawes, a marketing specialist for a leading Canadian insurer, is out of bed at 5:30 am. A general malaise washes over her -- the after affects of being up most of the night, caring for her ill three year-old. A...

There's no excuse for failure: tips on how businesses can develop effective information systems.
September 22, 1992... It is a distributing reality that more than 70 percent of all information systems developed within Canadian companies today are never implemented. It is a disturbing reality that more than 70 percent of all information systems developed within...

Take your pulse with an audit. (assessing business performance by marketing audit) (Marketing Made Easy)
September 22, 1992... When you want to check your health, you take your pulse. And, when you want to find out how well your marketing program is working for you, you take its pulse, too -- with an audit. Everyone's familiar with the term "audit". We tend to think...

Remote-diagnostics puts a company's best face forward. (remote repair of facsimile machines)
September 22, 1992... Good customer service used to mean a representative would be in your location within 4 business hours. With remote-diagnostics technology at Pitney Bowes Facsimile Division, good service means you may never have to wait more than fifteen to...

Multimedia development: what it takes?
September 22, 1992... Sooner or later we will all be able to effortlessly place multiple media elements into our every day documents, mail messages, presentations and "multimedia books". In the meantime, however, the task is left for multimedia developers on the...

Merit pay - the hoax. (redefining the merit pay system)
September 22, 1992... Merit pay -- the compensation reward that is added to annual pay -- professes to incent performance and thereby contribute to mainstream increases in productivity. However, upon closer scrutiny, I believe merit pay systems are flawed by their...