When Training is Not the Answer – Better Product Is…
Knowledge transfer research shows only two out of 12 workers or 17% put training into practice. “Are trainings simply ineffective?” asks the book, 12 Levers of Transfer Effectiveness. “Does it have to be like this? Could it be that [...]
ICM – Part Three – Sampling and Interpretation
By R.W. Powitz Now that we've defined a single measurement objective, we have to consider how to set up our sampling plan, select and use the measuring tools, and, interpret the outcomes. Good measurement begins with sampling. The objective [...]
Smart Cleaning – More Work with Less Sweat – Presentation by Perry Shimanoff
This ~five minute presentation by consultant Perry Shimanoff explains Smart Cleaning. Please stay tuned for more information and learning tools in development. See also: www.keepitcleans.com
ICM – Part Two – Basics of measurement
By R.W. Powitz When we begin to consider measuring anything, we need to determine several basic issues including: Why we are measuring? What are we measuring? How do we eliminate bias when we measure? And, what will we do [...]
Study Summary #2 – Restroom Aerosols and Infectious Diseases
Study Crimaldi, J.P., True, A.C., Linden, K.G. et al. Commercial toilets emit energetic and rapidly spreading aerosol plumes. Sci Rep 12, 20493 (2022). Study Summary (adapted from study abstract) Aerosols have the potential to spread infectious diseases such as [...]
ICM – Part One – Measuring Cleanliness
by R.W. Powitz When we make changes in cleaning products, cleaning equipment or even cleaning systems, our decisions should be defensible. Just because something is "new and improved", doesn't necessarily mean that it is better. A questionable housekeeping-related purchasing [...]
Interleave and Learn Better
"Another important technique for broadening your sets of links is to interleave your studies. Interleaving helps you not only learn the concepts you’re studying, but also understand the differences between them." "Interleaving means varying or mixing different concepts. It is [...]
How to Benefit from Marketing Green
Per the book Guerrilla Marketing Goes Green - Winning Strategies to Improve Your Profits and Your Planet: "When you look at all the advantages of running a Green company, it’s hard to understand why every company in the world [...]
Biowarfare in the Restroom: Mitigating Toilet “Sneeze”
It’s with good reason that historically the most effective delivery method for biological warfare weapons is via aerosol suspensions: finely divided droplets or powders containing bacteria may be carried by air currents for long distances spreading their contamination as [...]
Study Summary #1 – Toilet Aerosols and What They Might Mean
Study: "The potential spread of infection caused by aerosol contamination of surfaces after flushing a domestic toilet" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16033465) - Barker J, Jones MV. Journal of Applied Microbiology (2005) Our Summary: This study aimed to assess the potential spread of [...]