IT Leadership Alchemy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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
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Companies are People, Too.(Book Watch)(Brief Article)(Book
Review)
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 . . .
Ontario laws now online: www.e-laws.gov.on.ca.(Web Watch)(Brief
Article)
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 . . .
Access valuable foreign market information:
www.infoexport.gc.ca.(Web Watch)(Brief Article)
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 . . .
Innovative solution to Canada's skills shortage:
www.YourCareerWave.com.(Web Watch)(measuring employability )(Brief
Article)
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 . . .
How safe is your office? New design measures critical for health
and safety in the workplace.
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 . . .
Aligning human resources and business: an overlooked formula for
success.
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 . . .
It's a "people" thing: mergers & acquisitions
don't have to fail. Here's how to avoid a
disaster.(Interview)
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 . . .
Successful termination: is there such a concept?
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 . . .
What is ISO 9001:00 and why is it important to my
organization?(international quality management standard)
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 . . .
CIM survey 2003--demographic profile.
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 . . .
Professional presence: what is it and how you can get it?(Message
Received and Understood)
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 . . .
Authentic communication: imagine a team meeting around a
conference-room table. They are reviewing progress and making plans.
Ch
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 . . .
Correction to the educational scholarship deadline.(CIM
News)(Correction Notice)
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 . . .
New board members.(CIM News)
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 . . .
Message from Marketing.(CIM News)(brand awareness)
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 . . .
CIM graduate corrections.(CIM News)(Correction Notice)
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 . . .
News from National.(CIM News)(Canadian Institute of
Management)
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 . . .
Highlights of the 61st CIM conference.(CIM Annual
Conference)
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 . . .
Expecting the unexpected: CFO survey finds not all companies have
disaster recovery plans in place.(CIM Executive Director's
Cor
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 . . .
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