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Police woes an issue of safety, and business.

Publication: Crain's Detroit Business
Publication Date: 04-AUG-03 		Format: Online - approximately 491 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Police woes an issue of safety, and business.(Column)(Detroit''s government employees)

Article Excerpt
Any time you think you have a tough job, think of Jerry Oliver.

The Detroit police chief runs a 4,000-employee department without a key management tool: He can't fire employees for poor performance.

Not that wholesale firings are good management ideas. But if a manager can't get rid of people who are poor performers or rotten apples, it sends an "anything goes'' message to the rest of the employees.

Consider this: Out...

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