SUCCESS STORIES

Running a business can be mind-numbing. Competition is fierce. Rising costs dictate changes and frequent overhauls. Trying to meet goals is often painful.

Yet there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Businesses of all sizes may be helped from this difficult position to success. Filling this niche is American Management Resources, Ltd.

According to Dr. David Westgard, former VP for Medical Affairs/Business Development, Franciscan Skemp Healthcare/Mayo Health System, Lacrosse, Wisconsin, "AMR helped to reorganize our managed care system. The project involved job task analysis, work consolidation, departmental analysis, and strategic planning which improved efficiency and financial performance.

Bill Schrum, previous VP/Human Resources, Gundersen-Lutheran, La Crosse, Wisconsin, states, "AMR's consultants developed job descriptions and performance appraisals which met JCAHO standards."

Pat Markham, CEO of Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic, Iowa, states, "The work that AMR did on compensation improved the internal equity, brought us in line with current legislation, made us competitive, increased morale, and provided a solid salary and wage structure."

Dr. Frank Mahan, retired Manager for International Paper, San Diego, California, states, "AMR's compensation program compared employee responsibilities and salaries to competitors. After the project was completed, the organization used AMR's compensation figures for benchmarking purposes, as well as establishing an equitable and competitive salary and wage schedule."

Mr. Terry Tanaka, General Manager, Mycal Corporation, Jefferson, Iowa and Osaka, Japan, states, "AMR developed job descriptions and performance appraisal formats for a variety of positions resulting in improved performance."

According to Mike Fitzgerald, VP of Administration, Multivac, Inc. in Kansas City, "AMR was instrumental in the planning and delivery of outplacement services for those employees directly affected by company reorganization."

The benefits of outplacement include: reduced potential
for lawsuits or EEO actions, increased productivity in
remaining employees and decreased unemployment
compensation.

"In times of transition it is important to us to support the people affected in every way possible," says Robyn Wilkinson, Senior VP, Human Resources of Mercy Medical Center- Des Moines, Iowa. "AMR's outplacement services do this very effectively."

Frankie Hagen, Director of Corporate Human Resources, Health Midwest in Kansas City says, "Dr. Gary Olney and his team have assisted us with outplacement. AMR's services have met the career as well as the emotional needs of the individuals with whom they have worked. Individuals are encouraged to explore their passions and led to incorporate those in their successful job search."