ms manager “who verbally

ordinate and expects the

Of ail the: cause. e behind the

_ epetitions ; ‘crisis. situations

, that: bedevil routine func-

-, proceduré ranks second, to
fone." ~

nvited. to stroll: ‘around a
4 ae automotive

hat-people were saying that
revealed the cause (as op-
posed to the symptom) of the

_Many routine crisis con-..

‘ditions .that. plagued
~ Mésiagement, :
--Here’s a few of-
“comments I - recorded.
‘““What report’s that?”-
“Don’t blame me. I was away
that day.”-
with figures’ but — they’re
- coming.”- “Good heavens! Is
“it the 15th already?”- “I'm
not guilty. ‘She's been away

the

two days.”-

‘know. you wanted it every
“WEEK.”-
somewhere. I had : it in my
hand a week agac” a —_

describes: .a<.routine.:: toma

“person <ta; execute ‘it’ ac-

these ‘comments, mean
* “Crisis °,
-major: -- Routines
.. almost entirely. on the - in-
“cumbent’s memory.. Work ,
log-jams
widely spread, Absentéeism .
- is. instant trouble. Transfers
-or
critical delays or blockages.’
Important -papers ‘float’ and:
entire -files.-
Frequently a balance comes.
by way of a journal entry.
Management. ‘information is
‘anti-dated to the” ‘point of.
-uselessneéss, and mu ch of it- is.
literally guesswork. —

tions, the missing written-job

: ‘About’ a year ago I. was”

2 parts -
listributorship and listen’ to

- “ma little late |

question is

“Don't j jump ‘on

sme. You're”. the. guy. who
* transferred “her.”- “I didn't”

*“It’s around “here

‘That's: a “sainple’s What :
is
both minor and

depend.
are frequent,”
resignations . create

« *disappear’.

Yet, the company’s Ss

‘making money - and that’s
the blinder of blinders. In
effect, . x
the question, “Tf our routines
are so gummed up, how
come we're making money?”

. managenient poses.

the = right
“how much,

Naturally,

Worldtrade - ~
_ negotiations —

_endin Geneva

Canada’s billion- dollar air-
craft industry may receive a
’ “large boost thanks to five and
a half years negotiations on

free world trade. which
.wound up. in Geneva
"fecently.

Many of the results of the
negotiations will not be
made public until June 30.

But, one agreement that
has been made public is the
one between several western
countries to remove all
tariffs on civilian aircraft,
components
simulators.

As the conference ended
there wasa general feeling of

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B.C. Hydro
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Vancouver, B.C.
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disappointment among. the -

negotiators who found the
negotiations
much harder to complete
than was €arlier expected.

The developing nations
especially, felt that once
more they had been ignored
by the large industrial”
countries. _

It is not yet known how
Canada will fare in the other
areas of negotiation

although it appears many
manufacturers will notice
little change because of the
marathon
session.

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“Unless: _routines” “are:

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