Mental toughness drives 90s success and self‑endurance
Jane Elizabeth Allen of Cellular One of Florida argues mental toughness is key to completing goals in the chaotic 1990s. She defines it as endurance toward self commitments, illustrated by her own goal of finishing 18 holes under 100 with a strict plan of lessons, practice, and benchmarks.
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Julie Ridge
Peter Drucker
American Management Science
Jane Elizabeth Allen
Cellular One
Florida
Addison-Fesley
Kaizen Transformation At Copeland Plant Shifts Production
A 48 hour kaizen workshop at Copeland Corp. Copelametic compressor plant on I 75 north of Dayton Ohio demonstrated rapid improvement techniques. Fifteen participants from Illinois Iowa Massachusetts and Belgium paid about 3200 dollars to learn and witness production changes amid intense competition.
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Kaizen
Copeland Corp
Interstate 75
Dayton
Ohio
Steve Tattershall
University of Dayton
Ilinois
Iowa
Massachusetts
Belgium
Kaizen and the drive for continual improvement in business
The Kaizen Institute of America promotes continual improvement within companies through long or short term engagements. Hal Bolton describes guiding firms from current reality to a new vision, with examples from Valeo Engine Cooling and Copeland. Key ideas focus on processes, not blame, and systemic company-wide change.
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Kaizen Institute of America
Hal Bolton
New York
Kaizen Institute Ltd
Copeland
Balton
Total Quality Management
Pete Svanteson
Valeo Engine Cooling
Jamestown
N.Y
Svanteson
Bolton
Kalzen
IDS to pay 35 million in age bias settlement
IDS Financial Services will pay 35 million to settle a nationwide age discrimination suit brought by former Syracuse manager Thomas LoMacchio and 31 other ex employees. The class action, filed in 1989 and aided by the EEOC in 1990, accused IDS of replacing workers over 40 with younger staff after its 1984 Amex acquisition. IDS denies the allegations and will monitor practices for four years while informing the EEOC annually.
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IDS Financial Services
Syracuse
IDS
American Express
Thomas LoMacchio
Con Lenus
le Olner Piainshts
LoMacchio
Maryland
Minneapolis
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
HEQC
EEQC
Central New York lawyers form bankruptcy bar association
Syracuse area attorneys establish the Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association to share updates on changing law and serve as a clearinghouse. James Dall notes ongoing shifts in bankruptcy practice. nationwide filings reached 44,000 in 1991 with Central New York up 17 percent to 3,688.
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Central
New York
Manhattan
Albany
Dati
Rate hike secrecy challenged by consumer chief
Consumer Protection Board chair Richard Kessel urged the PSC to require Niagara Mohawk to disclose multiyear rate increase proposals filed during negotiations. He argued the public cannot react to or evaluate such plans when kept from ratepayers, while NiMo spokesman Steven Brady cited broad settlement talks and confidentiality rules. Brady noted tentative multiyear deals would still allow public comment if negotiated.
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State Consumer Protection Board
Richard Kessel
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
State Public Service Commission
PSC
NiMo
Steven Brady
Niagara Mohawk
Kessel
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