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Inside this Issue:
From
the Desk of Robert Jacobson, APS Chairman
"CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
IN BENEFITS FOR APS MEMBERS"
As the APS Litchfield 2001
Coordinator Training Conference will be upon us shortly, your APS staff
continues to expand vital services. These include a new benefit for the
top executive member of our institutional members, a Global Intelligence
Report.
"The Vroom Leadership Model"
By Andy Thibault
When Dr. Victor Vroom is not sitting in at nightclubs around the world
playing his saxophone or clarinet, he dissects the leadership styles of
managers and gives them feedback to help them become more productive.
Vroom, Professor of Organization and Management at Yale, was interviewed
recently by Andy Thibault, Editor of APS Quarterly.
"Leadership
and the Decision-Making process."
By Victor H. Vroom
Victor Vroom, Professor of
Organization and Management at Yale, offers case studies on challenges
for leaders. Vroom will be a featured presenter during the APS
Litchfield 2001 Coordinator Training Conference July 26-31.
Understanding
Resistance
and
Managing Change
By Douglas Harrison, APS
How people react to change stems
greatly from their self-esteem. If personal identity is tied to the
status quo, change will be met with resistance. In order to effectively
motivate people to change, we need "buy-in" on both rational
and emotional levels.
JUST
KIDDING
"Productivity Specialist in Singapore
Designs Knowledge and Information Database - KID"
By CHEONG "K.C." KONG CHUAN,
RDC Concrete
Productivity Specialist Cheong "K.C."
Kong Chuan of RDC Concrete in Singapore has designed a Knowledge and
Information Database (KID) to help improve productivity and efficiency
at his firm.
Three
Join APS Board
As Chairman Calls for Increased Vigor
The APS Board of Directors, in a move
to strengthen its structure and build on recent advances in services,
has added three Productivity Improvement Corporate members to its ranks.
Representing the Pac Rim will be May Mey Lee; Europe, Patrick Maes; and
North America, William Forster.
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