Getting back to basics
Article Abstract:
The business world is often rife with trendy management fads and there appears to be a renewed belief in 'mean management' techniques. A better approach would be to follow Canadian CEO Adam Zimmerman's simple advice to do a good job and forget about management trends.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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A dressing down
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Many Canadian businesses allow their employees to come to work in casual clothing on Fridays, on the theory that such attire boosts staff morale. The fact that businesses now countenance such clothing habits reflects a broad decline in standards.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Without a trace
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Exxon International President Sidney Reso was apparently abducted from his home in Morristown, NJ, on April 29, 1992. Police still are calling it a missing persons case since no legitimate demands from kidnappers have appeared.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
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