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Shaping up: A purge of flabby middle management is the best recipe for getting back in trim for rough times, consultant Tom Peters says.
Shaping up: A purge of flabby middle management is the best recipe for getting back in trim for rough times, consultant Tom Peters says.

Shaping up: A purge of flabby middle management is the best recipe for getting back in trim for rough times, consultant Tom Peters says.

Date11/4/1992
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Peter Oliphant, new president of the Institute of Management Consultants of Ontario, says creativity is the common link between accounting and managemtn consulting
Peter Oliphant, new president of the Institute of Management Consultants of Ontario, says creativity is the common link between accounting and managemtn consulting
5/3/1978
Working wives are taking over from happy little homemakers as the most influential force shaping retail operations and advertising, according to Toronto adman David Cravit. Women like Carol Anne Calderone, shown with Cravit, are forcing stores to extend hours and change times of clearance sales. Toronto supermarkets are already experimenting with late shopping hours.
Working wives are taking over from happy little homemakers as the most influential force shaping retail operations and advertising, according to Toronto adman David Cravit. Women like Carol Anne Calderone, shown with Cravit, are forcing stores to extend hours and change times of clearance sales. Toronto supermarkets are already experimenting with late shopping hours.
12/22/1977
Former manufacturer Joe Feldman, right, founded the Needle Trade Management Association of Ontario to improve management in the garment industry. Now a consultant for apparel markers, he talks to Peter Jackson, director of engineering in the Pegasus Shirt
Former manufacturer Joe Feldman, right, founded the Needle Trade Management Association of Ontario to improve management in the garment industry. Now a consultant for apparel markers, he talks to Peter Jackson, director of engineering in the Pegasus Shirt
11/21/1973
Management Consultant James Bennett, Most females are in low-pay jobs, he says.
Management Consultant James Bennett, Most females are in low-pay jobs, he says.
3/24/1977
Consultant Tom Reid - Reid Management Ltd
Consultant Tom Reid - Reid Management Ltd
5/9/1990
Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
3/20/1992
Tough times: Peter Dongas, manager of the Morrissey Tavern, says the recession has cut into business.
Tough times: Peter Dongas, manager of the Morrissey Tavern, says the recession has cut into business.
4/24/1991
Getting in the spirit: New York consultant Peter Glen, left, told Toronto-area retailers to offer shoppers displays that are active, entertaining and radical for the holiday season
Getting in the spirit: New York consultant Peter Glen, left, told Toronto-area retailers to offer shoppers displays that are active, entertaining and radical for the holiday season
9/30/1982
Man at work: Now that Douglas Peters of Scarborough has his first invention on the market, a leg-rest to help people with back problems, he's back in his workshop developing new ideas
Man at work: Now that Douglas Peters of Scarborough has his first invention on the market, a leg-rest to help people with back problems, he's back in his workshop developing new ideas
3/13/1984
Monetary buffer: In these tough economic times, management studies have shown half of all executives between ages 35 and 65 will be handed the proverbial pink slip at some poiint in their careers
Monetary buffer: In these tough economic times, management studies have shown half of all executives between ages 35 and 65 will be handed the proverbial pink slip at some poiint in their careers
12/3/1981
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
8/23/1971
Thinking positive: Electronics companies can cut back assembly-line mistakes if they learn to operate like the japanese, says consultant Mike Tatham
Thinking positive: Electronics companies can cut back assembly-line mistakes if they learn to operate like the japanese, says consultant Mike Tatham
8/30/1981