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Ellen Kolton


Compensation;

By Ellen Kolton |  Jan 1, 1986

Mention the phrase "competitive pay rates," and most executives focus on industrywide comparisons of their top-level managers. They rarely consider that ...  Read story

Recruitment;

By Ellen Kolton |  Oct 1, 1985

Here's the problem: You need a financial officer who can play hardball with your banker. Here's the solution: Hire your banker. Given the difficult...  Read story

Benefits;

By Ellen Kolton |  Aug 1, 1985

Does your company's benefits package include tuition reimbursement, weekly cocktail parties, scuba-diving lessons, ski weekends, white-water rafting trips...  Read story

Fringe Benefits

By Ellen Kolton |  Jul 1, 1985

Ethel Cook a secretary at Computer Specialists Inc., in Monroeville, Pa., is "frightened to death to drive." So every month, the company picks up her $105...  Read story

New Faces Of 1985

By Ellen Kolton |  May 1, 1985

CHI-CHI'S (71) Fiscal 1984 meant fast growth for much of the fast-food business. Although the crowded industry experienced its share of setbacks --...  Read story

Incentive Plans;

By Ellen Kolton |  Apr 1, 1985

A lot of people say money doesn't motivate, but I found myself grabbing for the phone as soon as it rang," says Catherine Hessinger, a travel agent who be...  Read story

An Offer They Couldn't Refuse

By Ellen Kolton |  Apr 1, 1985

WORK FORCE GETTING OLD? PRODUCTIVITY DOWN? TRY THE EARLY RETIREMENT SOLUTION.  Read story

Mobile Messages

By Ellen Kolton |  Apr 1, 1985

The lumber and chicken-wire antenna on the roof of Gary Noreen's car drew a lot of attention on southern California freeways last fall. With $5,000 worth...  Read story

Paddling For Profits

By Ellen Kolton |  Mar 1, 1985

AT DELTA BUSINESS SYSTEMS, ALMOST EVERYBODY GETS BONUSES -- ALMOST ALL THE TIME. "IF WE CAN SEE HOW FAST SOMEONE'S CANOE MOVES IN THE WATER," SAYS PRESIDENT ...  Read story

Employee Training;

By Ellen Kolton |  Mar 1, 1985

There is nothing harder to teach anyone than how to provide good service," says David Klein, who has spent seven years training the limousine drivers who ...  Read story

The Rating Game

By Ellen Kolton |  Feb 1, 1985

Before evaluating your employees, you might want to ask them what they're doing.  Read story

The Educated Hunch

By Ellen Kolton |  Jan 1, 1985

An interview technique that takes most of the guesswork out of hiring; a delegating trick from the "Best Mayor in America"  Read story

Private Lives;

By Ellen Kolton |  Dec 1, 1984

Demon dialers, Dungeons Dragons, and the great $5 disposable suit.  Read story

No Experience Required

By Ellen Kolton |  Nov 1, 1984

If you've got "a certain steel in the back," Alamo Rent A Car doesn't care where you worked before. Just as long as it wasn't Hertz or Avis.  Read story

An Ounce Of Prevention

By Ellen Kolton |  Oct 1, 1984

Many companies are rethinking -- and rewriting -- personnel policies to help head off employee lawsuits.  Read story

Team Players

By Ellen Kolton |  Sep 1, 1984

It still conjures up images of split loyalties and interdepartmental feuds. But in the right hands, matrix management can make the difference.  Read story

Trials By Hire

By Ellen Kolton |  Aug 1, 1984

Business owners typically miscalculate their needs in trying to find the right chief financial officer.  Read story

Knowing Concerns

By Ellen Kolton |  Jul 1, 1984

When he left Computervision Corp. to found a new electronics company, Philippe Villers was nearly stopped in his tracks by his old employer. Computervisio...  Read story