Marilyn Scholl
Author's Articles
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It takes a lot to manage a food co-op. Co-op general managers (GMs) are responsible not only for the retail operations but also for budgeting, financial analysis, marketing, inform |
183 Mar-Apr 2016 | March 28, 2016 |
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In the January/February 2014 issue of Cooperative Grocer magazine, we introduced the Four Pillars of Cooperative Governance as a model for the co-op sector to steer our cooperatively owned |
171 March-April 2014 | March 25, 2014 |
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Great leaders demonstrate how to be a force for good in local communities and beyond. |
170 January - February 2014 | February 6, 2014 |
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The Blueprint for a Cooperative Decade is the overarching agenda for the ICA, its members, and the cooperative movement. It is a five-point plan with individual strategies:
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170 January - February 2014 | February 6, 2014 |
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Creating solutions begins with building the foundation for the future you want. |
148 May - June - 2010 | June 4, 2010 |
| 119 July - August - 2005 | January 21, 2009 | |
| 140 January - February - 2009 | January 21, 2009 | |
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Boards of directors are the critical link between owners and management in the accountability chain for a cooperative. |
130 May - June - 2007 | January 20, 2009 |
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Interest in food cooperatives is growing, due both to increased interest in local, natural, and organic foods and to increased awareness of our economic vulnerability. |
136 may - june - 2008 | January 19, 2009 |
The key to exceptional services lies in building relationships, and in the quality of relationships, with customers and with employees. |
073 November - December - 1997 | January 9, 2004 |
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Food cooperatives around the country are talking about Policy Governance -- a system of board leadership developed by John Carver. |
078 September - October - 1998 | January 9, 2004 |
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Long before "just do it" became part of the American lexicon, the teenaged Homer Hickam, inspired by the launch of Sputnik in 1957 and fueled by a desire to beat the Russians at the space race, dec |
102 September - October - 2002 | January 8, 2004 |
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Do the following statements or situations sound familiar in our cooperatives? |
083 July - August - 1999 | January 8, 2004 |
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The relationship between the board and the general manager is probably the most important relationship in a co-op. |
084 September - October - 1999 | January 8, 2004 |
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Members are the lifeblood of a co-op: a truism of cooperatives. Without members, a co-ops wouldn't be a co-op; it would be just another local grocery store. |
080 January - February - 1999 | January 8, 2004 |
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What we love most about co-ops is the emphasis on people. |
088 May - June - 2000 | January 8, 2004 |