Ellyn E. Spragins


Family Feud

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jul 1, 1993

Professional mediators can help resolve family-business disputes.  Read story

Effective Boards

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jun 1, 1993

Reasons for establishing a board of advisers and tips on adviser compensation.  Read story

Making Good

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  May 1, 1993

Ways in which small companies are creatively leveraging their resources to attack various social problems.  Read story

Do You Need a Labor Lawyer?

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1993

Labor lawyers are helpful when dealing with new laws and are less expensive in a long-term relationship.  Read story

Getting the Right Lawyer

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1993

Issues to consider when selecting a lawyer.  Read story

IRS Watch

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1993

Ordering information for Stand Up to the IRS by tax lawyer Fred Daily, an easy-to-understand guide for small companies.  Read story

Making Employees Accountable

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1993

Boost performance with structured goals, worker input. Many workers say managment doesn't live up to its own goals.  Read story

Low-Cost Child Care

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1993

Small companies pool resources to offer child care benefits.  Read story

Paying Employees to Work Elsewhere

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1993

Why Tom's of Maine lets workers donate up to 5% of their paid time as volunteers for charities.  Read story

Outgrowing Your Employees

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1993

Dealing with long-time employees your company has outgrown.  Read story

Family Values in Small Business

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1993

Chart showing percentage of companies which offer employee leave or unpaid parental leave.  Read story

Charging Employees for Benefits

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1993

Chicago bank charges employees for health-care coverage based on their ability to pay.  Read story

Managing Diversity

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jan 1, 1993

One company owner's management techniques help to make immigrant workers feel welcome.  Read story

Severence Pay

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jan 1, 1993

Some guidelines for establishing a severance pay policy.  Read story

The ADA and Workers' Comp Testing

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jan 1, 1993

An Ergos Work Simulator is an inexpensive and efficient tool for conducting workers' compensation injury tests.  Read story

Psychological Tests: Inside Insight

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jan 1, 1993

Psychological tests may help to determine your workers' optimal working environment.  Read story

Which Loans Are Riskiest

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jan 1, 1993

Chart ranking the ten most risky loans that banks can make.  Read story

Overtime Can Cost Your Company

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

How to ensure compliance with the Department of Labor's rules on overtime pay.  Read story

Employees as Family

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

Company president rewards his employees with a spirit of open communication and flexibility in the workplace.  Read story

Who's the Independent Contractor?

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

A legal form company publishes a small book outlining the distinctions between employees and independent contractors.  Read story

Benefits and Quality

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

Chart depicting how incentive structures of motivated and unmotivated companies improve work quality.  Read story

Making Employees Owners

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

Three business owners offer differing opinions on whether or not owners should share equity with employees.  Read story

Take Charge

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1992

By paying attention to health-care costs and safety practices, a company reduced workers' comp claims by 70%.  Read story

Getting Ready for the ADA

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Nov 1, 1992

Two charts on the effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Read story

Tapping Workers with Disabilities

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Nov 1, 1992

Tips on incorporating disabled employees into the workplace.  Read story

How to Retain Key Employees

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Nov 1, 1992

Advice from entrepreneurs on how to keep key employees motivated.  Read story

Getting into Foreign Markets

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Nov 1, 1992

Resources on entering foreign markets and hiring overseas.  Read story

Reference-checking Tips

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Nov 1, 1992

Advice on checking a candidate's references.  Read story

Reverse Reviews

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Oct 1, 1992

Committing to participative management by giving employees the chance to appraise their bosses.  Read story

Constructing a Vision Statement

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Oct 1, 1992

Guide to creating a vision-statement.  Read story

Insurance for Employee Lawsuits

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Oct 1, 1992

Insurance coverage against employee claims.  Read story

Modernizing the Suggestion Box

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Oct 1, 1992

An idea-generating system that gives employees a voice.  Read story

Eliminating Layoffs

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Sep 1, 1992

A government 'shared-work' program helps cut payroll costs without laying off workers.  Read story

Giving Dead-End Jobs a Future

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Sep 1, 1992

Keeping entry-level staff enthusiastic by providing a career path.  Read story

Lowering Drug- and Alcohol-Testing Costs

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Sep 1, 1992

Lowering the cost of testing employees for drugs and alcohol.  Read story

Appraisal Software Versus Pen and Paper

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Sep 1, 1992

The advantages of using employee appraisal software.  Read story

Testing Options

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Sep 1, 1992

Low cost drug and alcohol testing options.  Read story

Turning Education into a Game

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Sep 1, 1992

Turning a bankwide education program into an enjoyable learning competition.  Read story

Employee Illiteracy

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Aug 1, 1992

Testing for employee illiteracy.  Read story

The New Civil Rights Act

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Aug 1, 1992

Why the new Civil Rights Act will make life much more difficult for employers who are sued by employees.  Read story