The Road to Success: Provide Value
In his book, Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World, green business expert Shel Horowitz says: "In the business world, we hear a lot about cutthroat competition and gaining advantage over the enemy. In some circles, it seems to be a [...]
New Job Status (written in 1990)
by Allen Rathey There was a time when life was less confusing. People knew their place and stayed in it. For instance, saying good morning to the janitor used to be a time-honored way for someone in the higher strata [...]
New Year’s Resolutions and Habits (written in 1989)
by Allen Rathey Have you made any resolutions lately? Just asking the question makes me very uncomfortable and probably has the same effect upon you. The pain stems from the fact that this form of "commitment" is known to have [...]
Quality or Quantity?
When cleaning, is it quality or quantity that counts? Dr. Bill Bellows, a member of our council, writing in the Lean Management Journal said: “The word ‘quality’ has Latin roots,…
Expectations for Better, Measured Cleaning
Expectations can be self-fulfilling prophecies. “Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is.
Dr. Charles Gerba on The Hygienic Failure of Mops
When surveyed by Statistica in 2020, consumers planning to buy a mop would prioritize by: 1. Microfiber 2. Sponge 3. Spin 4. String 5. Disposable Commercially, mops are everywhere with annual sales in hundreds of millions of dollars, and are [...]
The Problem with Green Standard Offerings
One of the problems, maybe the key problem of existing greening standards, is that they do not properly prepare the individual for the significant professional and career growth possible when management and workers understand they are in the healthcare field, [...]
Hygienic Green Cleaning – The Next Wave
By John Downey In the past two decades the concept of “green” cleaning has progressed from the fringe to the mainstream. Many cleaning professionals who once looked skeptically at “environmentally friendly” chemicals and practices now embrace it because many green-cleaning [...]
Things Difficult to Remove
by Perry Shimanoff Things that are difficult to remove are not always negative. First consider the negative. Negative: Body tattoos may be costly to remove, and many people get one spontaneously in their late teens and later regret it, especially [...]
Pandemic-Prevention Book
Dr. Philip Tierno, who serves on our council, wrote a pandemic-prevention book for laypersons in 2020. See excerpts below: “It is important to recognize that in a global economy of mass migration and frequent travel, there is no such [...]