Yearly Archives: 2020

Driving Future Business Outcomes Through Collaboration

By |2024-01-05T22:20:13-06:00March 11, 2020|

Stronger together—that is the mantra of the future. Collaboration between companies is worthwhile, even if it’s between competitors and outside of one’s own industry. Lone fighters will increasingly face difficulties in being successful. Connections, partnerships, and good relationships are important as firms face changing market conditions. In today’s digital, global economy, markets are developing faster, ...

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Around the World With ISSA

By |2024-01-05T22:20:12-06:00February 20, 2020|

Simply put, 2019 was a busy and productive year for ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association. We expanded our global footprint, established new partnerships to grow our networking and event platforms, and worked diligently to fulfill ISSA’s brand promise to change the way the world views cleaning. Let’s take a look back—and forward—as we prepare ...

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Training vs. Education: The Debate at the Heart of Managing Change

By |2024-01-05T22:20:10-06:00February 14, 2020|

The speed of change is one of the biggest challenges to the commercial cleaning industry. Ensuring that your workforce are able to take change in their stride means being aware of the key differences between training and education, while recognizing the specific benefits each can provide in driving your business forward. Being able to adapt to ...

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Clean Up With Automation

By |2024-01-05T22:20:11-06:00February 12, 2020|

Amazing new smart technologies have taken the world by storm, and this time, the cleaning industry is not merely struggling to keep up, but in many instances, setting the innovation pace. The cleaning industry is already among the largest users of robotics, and it does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. The cleaning ...

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Dress Codes and Today’s Culture

By |2024-01-05T22:20:10-06:00February 7, 2020|

You would have to be blind to miss the changes in people’s fashion preferences. Every year, millions of men and women are getting more piercings and tattoos. And the body parts that can be pierced, pricked, lanced, and tattooed are growing in number. You may see potential applicants with everything from the traditional pierced ears, ...

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Navigating Towel and Tissue Sustainability

By |2024-01-05T22:20:09-06:00February 5, 2020|

In this era of rising concerns about global environmental challenges such as ocean plastics, greenhouse gases, deforestation, and more, there is no shortage of voices calling for action. The challenge for all businesses is determining which voices to listen to. Companies frequently become either paralyzed by the complexity, and do nothing, or try to do ...

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The Evolving Distribution Industry

By |2024-01-05T22:20:08-06:00February 2, 2020|

The distribution industry is changing—actually being reshaped—before our very eyes. For instance, did you know that Uber and Lyft are now considered part of the supply chain in the United States and in parts of Europe? Some predict that, in terms of profits, their role in supply chain logistics in key areas of the world ...

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New York to Restart Ingredient Communication Rulemaking

By |2024-11-19T09:14:26-06:00January 30, 2020|

The New York State (NYS) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced a public meeting on its renewed efforts to establish ingredient disclosure requirements for commercial and household cleaning products on  February 24, 2020, in Albany, New York. Background NYS is restarting the regulatory process for the purpose of establishing regulations that ultimately will require manufacturers ...

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IEHA and The W. Edwards Deming Institute

By , |2024-01-05T22:20:08-06:00January 30, 2020|

Welcome to the first installment of the IEHA-Deming Institute Success Series—a collaboration between IEHA, a division of ISSA founded in 1930, and The W. Edwards Deming Institute®, founded in 1993 to carry on the work of W. Edwards Deming. The series provides IEHA members with tools for success through the application of the Deming System ...

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Advocacy in Action

By |2024-01-05T22:20:09-06:00January 29, 2020|

In 2018, the ISSA board of directors decided to invest in an expansion of ISSA’s advocacy efforts to help create a legislative and regulatory environment that allows the worldwide cleaning industry to thrive. In January 2019, I started as ISSA’s director of government affairs and began developing and implementing a long-term strategic plan for the ...

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