Canadian Manager articles from September 2003

Canadian Manager archives from September 2003

National President's message.(issue contents)
September 22, 2003... As summer is drawing to a close, your National Board of Directors is working on an exciting new fiscal year with the Canadian Institute of Management. There are many initiatives underway as the result of the Action plans that have been created...

CIM branches.(Canadian Institute of Management)(Directory)
September 22, 2003... CALGARY P.O. Box 1326, Station M, Calgary, AB T2P 2L2 Tel: (403) 205-3434 E-mail: cim_calgary@shaw.ca CAPE BRETON P.O. Box 1081 Sydney, NS B1P 6J7 Tel: (902) 564-0792 E-mail: cbcim@hotmail.com...

Expecting the unexpected: CFO survey finds not all companies have disaster recovery plans in place.(CIM Executive Director's Corner)
September 22, 2003... Many executives hope for the best but still prepare for the worst. In a new survey, 44 percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) said their companies currently have a business continuity plan in place to recover from a disaster. But almost as...

Highlights of the 61st CIM conference.(CIM Annual Conference)
September 22, 2003... Good Things Happen In Three's... The number three is particularly significant to the London Branch. They hosted their first CIM Conference in 1983 and since it went so well, they stepped to the plate again in 1993. Well, when you're on...

News from National.(CIM News)(Canadian Institute of Management)
September 22, 2003... As I write this article the lazy, hazy days of Summer are upon us and many are enjoying some well-deserved R & R; and we sincerely trust that you will be able to look back on it as a very enjoyable time with family and friends. You will...

CIM graduate corrections.(CIM News)(Correction Notice)
September 22, 2003... Please note that the following graduates listed in the Summer 2003 issue of Canadian Manager should have been listed as graduating with Honours. Congratulations once again, and we apologize for the omission. Winnipeg Branch Kevin...

Message from Marketing.(CIM News)(brand awareness)
September 22, 2003... At the Annual General Meeting and Conference in London, Ontario in June, Quality Research Management Inc. presented the first of a five-part Project currently being undertaken for the Canadian Institute of Management. With Brand Awareness being...

New board members.(CIM News)
September 22, 2003... It is with great pleasure that I introduce two new National Directors who were nominated to the board at the AGM in June. Nancy Aiello, C.I.M., Past President of Ottawa Branch, has been involved with CIM since 1990. She currently works for...

Correction to the educational scholarship deadline.(CIM News)(Correction Notice)
September 22, 2003... The deadline to apply for the Ron Smithson, Mel Lerman and Lucy MacEachran educational scholarships is December 31,2003 and not the date published in the Summer 2003 issue of Canadian Manager. If wishing to apply for a scholarship contact...

Authentic communication: imagine a team meeting around a conference-room table. They are reviewing progress and making plans. Charts are reviewed, slides are projected, documents are handed out, and calculations are made. Now imagine that standing in the middle of the conference-room table is a great big moose ...(Dealing with Moose-on-the Table)
September 22, 2003... No one says a word about the moose. Everyone carries on polite and earnest conversation as if this situation is very normal. Meanwhile the moose is eating papers at one end of the table while plopping out moose pies at the other end of the...

Professional presence: what is it and how you can get it?(Message Received and Understood)
September 22, 2003... In the world of marketing, a crucial activity is "positioning". This is a complex process with a simple objective: to make a target group of people think of a particular product or service or brand as the best of its kind and the one they...

CIM survey 2003--demographic profile.
September 22, 2003... By: Pyper Unitt of Quality Research Management Inc. Hello and Thank-you from Quality Research Management Inc.! Two of the members (Krista Ellis and Pyper Unitt) of our newly formed company took oil this project as their Internship for the...

What is ISO 9001:00 and why is it important to my organization?(international quality management standard)
September 22, 2003... ISO 9001:00 is an internationally recognized standard that defines the minimum requirements for an organization's business/quality management system. It can be used by any organization to establish, document and effectively implement a business...

Successful termination: is there such a concept?
September 22, 2003... The slowing economy could be leading to another round of gut-wrenching organizational change for Canada's private sector after a lengthy period of sustained growth and job creation. Statistics Canada has reported the loss of 27,000...

It's a "people" thing: mergers & acquisitions don't have to fail. Here's how to avoid a disaster.(Interview)
September 22, 2003... Recently Mike Salveta, Managing Director of HROI, Mississauga, was interviewed by Stephen Smith to get his opinions on current trends in the Mergers & Acquisitions field... Why do companies do M/A's? Mike Salveta: It's important for...

Aligning human resources and business: an overlooked formula for success.
September 22, 2003... Attracting and retaining the best and brightest employees is a challenge for any organization. Grappling with tight budgets, slow growth, and layoffs, today's organizations have awakened to a new reality. The workforce is emerging as the...

How safe is your office? New design measures critical for health and safety in the workplace.
September 22, 2003... A recent study (ASID Study: Workplace Values; How Employees Want to Work) revealed that over 40% of workers consider health, safety and comfort of critical importance to the overall value they place on their work environment. This finding is...

Innovative solution to Canada's skills shortage: www.YourCareerWave.com.(Web Watch)(measuring employability )(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... One of Canada's leading HR firms has developed the first comprehensive and fully interactive Web site to help tackle Canada's skills shortage. WCG International Consultants Ltd. (WCG), based in Victoria, is distributing YourCareerWave.com, the...

Access valuable foreign market information: www.infoexport.gc.ca.(Web Watch)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Canadian Companies prepared to do business abroad can now easily access valuable foreign market information through a unique and innovative online service: the Virtual Trade Commissioner. Offered free of charge by the Trade Commissioner...

Ontario laws now online: www.e-laws.gov.on.ca.(Web Watch)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... For the first time in Canada, new provincial laws, including notice that existing legislation has been amended, are available online within two business days of enactment. Ontarians now have better, faster access to the up-to-date laws with new...

Companies are People, Too.(Book Watch)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... By Sandra Fekete with LeeAnna Keith John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. 22 Worcester Road Etobicoke, ON M9W 1L1 Web: www.wiley.com/business ISBN: 0-471-23610-1 $29.95-254 pages: hardcover Every company has its own preferred way of doing...

IT Leadership Alchemy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... By Lou Russell & Jeff Feldman Distributed by Russell Martin & Assoc. 6326 Rucker Rd., Suite E Indianapolis, IN 46220 Web: www.russellmartin.com ISBN: 0-13-009403-X $29.99 US; 300 pages; softcover "Often IT professionals are promoted into...

Rich is a State of Mind: Building Wealth and Happiness--A Blueprint.(Book Watch)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... By Robert M. Gignac & Michael J. Townshend Wealth Advisory Services 67 Yonge Sreet, Suite 1203 Toronto, ON M5V 1J8 Web: www.richisastateofmind.com ISBN: 0-9731849-0-6 $24.95; 288 pages; softcover Compound interest. Depreciating assets....

The Cross-Canada Price Guide to Antiques & Collectibles.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... By Nick & Claudia Unitt Unitt Enterprises 99 Fourth St. Orillia, ON L3V 4B7 Web: www.antiquepriceguide.ca ISBN: 0-9733693-0-2 (Publication date Oct. 1/03) $29.95-300 pages The Cross-Canada Price Guide to Antiques and Collectibles is a...