Carolee Colter
Author's Articles
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Data from 104 co-ops with annual sales ranging from $1M to $74M |
March 15, 2017 | |
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Boards of directors want to know that co-op staff are fairly treated and that the co-op has a good reputation as an employer. |
December 17, 2018 | |
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Across the country a movement is building to demand a "livable wage" (or "living wage") for employees. |
104 January - February - 2003 | January 7, 2004 |
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107 July - August - 2003 | December 27, 2008 |
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During the 1980s and the 1990s, some natural foods co-ops attempted to acquire the skills and know-how of the conventional grocery industry by hiring grocery veterans as general managers. |
110 January - February - 2004 | December 26, 2008 |
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Co-op employees have high expectations of their employers. And they should. We claim to run our businesses with multiple bottom lines. |
113 July - August - 2004 | December 27, 2008 |
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You’ve been working on this project for more than two years. |
116 January - February - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
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For what they are expected to do, general managers of food co-ops are underpaid. |
119 July - August - 2005 | January 21, 2009 |
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Promoting leaders from among your existing staff offers a lot of advantages. Surprises are minimized—the person’s strengths and weaknesses are known quantities. |
122 January - February - 2006 | January 21, 2009 |
| 124 May - June - 2006 | January 21, 2009 | |
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The concept of paying a livable wage appeals to everyone—employees, managers, boards, co-op members, and the community at large. |
126 September - October - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
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Note: This article contains charts that are not pictured here. You can download a pdf of the article at the end of this page. |
126 September - October - 2006 | January 20, 2009 |
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Hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, wildfires, floods, pandemics. There was a time when the possibility of experiencing such disasters might have seemed remote. |
128 January - February - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
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By now, probably most co-op boards of directors have a policy on conflicts of interest. |
130 May - June - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
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Mary Jones had reason to look forward with optimism to her upcoming performance review. |
132 September - October - 2007 | January 19, 2009 |
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This article has charts and tables that are |
134 Jan - Feb - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |
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Back in 1997 I wrote a manual for the “Toolbox for Co-op Boards of Directors” series, published by Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund and distributed by Cooperative Grocer. |
139 November - December - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |
| 141 March - April - 2009 | March 5, 2009 | |
| 143 July - August - 2009 | July 2, 2009 | |
| 146 January - February - 2010 | December 31, 2009 |