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Human Resources
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Improving Attendants Attendance
In 1988, Tracy Berwick, lift supervisor at Hunter Mountain, N.Y., was frustrated because 25 out of 50 lift attendants quit or were fired before…
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Discrimination: Age Suits Are On The Rise
Joe, one of your long-time workers, is showing signs of failing health. He moves more slowly, has trouble climbing stairs and has developed a…
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Discrimination: Sexual Harassment Is Imprecise
Sexual harassment has become an important issue in the corporate world. At least six books on the subject have been published during the past…
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Ski School: Children’s Program Supervisors
Help Wanted Progressive ski school seeks manager for growing children’s program. The applicant must be capable of the following: Understand children and their needs…
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Seasonal And Year Round Employee Differences
by William Hill Professor of Management Development, Colorado Mountain College It’s fair to say that most ski area managers and supervisors realize that there…
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Issues-Labor Woes In The Kingdom Of Aspen
As I walk through one of the world’s greatest winter resorts, I see a natural beauty that is rivaled only by the power glitz…
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Alcoholism On Your Payroll
Think about it! It’s three a.m. and your $32,000 snow groomer is being jockeyed down the slopes by a beer-drinking cowboy. The Hedco froze…
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Alcoholism
In the Winter 1978 issue of SAM we ran an article by Mike Beebe on this problem. In this follow-up piece Beebe describes steps…
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Ms To The Management
You won’t see any chintz curtains in the base lodges or doilies at the ski school desk, but if you’ve been following the personnel…
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A Woman’s Place Is On The Hill
A man’s home is his castle, but Gabrielle Cyr could rewrite the adage to read “a woman’s home is her hill,” in her case.…
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Personnel– Is Your Area A Union Target?
SKI AREA MANAGEMENT CLINIC This material was originally produced for the Ski Area Management Magazine Clinic at Park City, Utah, in June, 1965. It…