Lessons in Organizational Transformation

Lessons in Organizational Transformation

By |2024-01-05T22:19:22-06:00January 22, 2018|

Many businesses come to the realization that there is a tremendous need to change how their organizations operate. For more than a decade, there has been a significant amount of both theory and practice surrounding organizational change. While many organizations have spent time creating and implementing change programs, very few have truly confronted reality and ...

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Opening up to Open-Plan Offices

By |2024-01-05T22:19:20-06:00January 19, 2018|

Open-plan offices have been gaining popularity recently. An open-plan office, also known as an open-space or open-concept office, refers to an office in which the interior walls—and along with them, most private offices—are removed. In place of walls, partitions of varying heights may be installed between workspaces, or, what is becoming increasingly common, office staff ...

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Restrooms: Where Are the Germs Really?

By |2024-01-05T22:19:17-06:00January 18, 2018|

According to a study by NSF International, a not-for-profit standards-development, testing, and certification organization, more than 90 percent of restroom users perform some type of “restroom gymnastics” when using a public restroom: using paper towels to touch handles and faucets; shoe bottoms to flush toilets; and elbows to open and close doors, turn on electric ...

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KSS Enterprises: Keeps Selling Strong

By |2024-03-21T02:40:36-05:00January 18, 2018|

KSS Enterprises has provided janitorial supplies to the U.S. Great Lakes region for more than 65 years. In fact the company began in 1945, when Fred Martinis opened a small supply store in downtown Kalamazoo, MI, known as Kalamazoo Sanitary Supply Co. Martinis focused primarily on cleaning supplies, with a customer base within the greater ...

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Making Your Restrooms Green and Sustainable

By |2024-01-05T22:19:19-06:00January 17, 2018|

Surprisingly, one area often overlooked as a facility becomes greener and more sustainable is the restroom. Yet more water is used in restrooms than virtually any other area of a facility, and because water and energy are interconnected, water consumption increases the amount of energy necessary to power a facility. In addressing this issue, Waterless ...

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Coping with Workplace Illness

By |2024-01-05T22:16:44-06:00January 16, 2018|

Imagine that you come to work one day and your co-worker in the cubicle across from you is sick. I mean really sick. She’s pale and glassy-eyed, shivering under layer upon layer of clothing. Her garbage can is overflowing with mucous-filled tissues and crinkled up cough drop wrappers. A tell-tale cup of hot tea steeps ...

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Excuses, Excuses

By |2024-01-05T22:19:18-06:00January 15, 2018|

I had a really weird dream the other night. I was sitting with a group of salespeople, and they went around the room introducing themselves. The first one said, “Hi, my name is Tom, and I’m an underachiever. It’s mostly because I don’t work very hard.” Then the next person said, “My name is Ellen, ...

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Thinking About Selling Your Business?

By |2024-01-05T22:19:18-06:00January 12, 2018|

Cleaning-industry business owners have invested blood, sweat, and tears into building their companies, and most have created a detailed plan of what they hope to accomplish while owning a company. But all good things must come to an end. At some point, it’s time for the next chapter of your life to begin. Have you ...

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Three Keys to Green Carpet Care

By |2024-01-05T22:19:17-06:00January 11, 2018|

While the practice of green cleaning in schools and offices has become fairly common, green carpet care is a lesser-known exercise. This is unfortunate because in many facilities, carpet is the largest surface used on a daily basis, and some carpet-cleaning methods have the potential to negatively impact the environment. To help facilitate the discussion ...

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The Evolving Jansan Distributor Model

By |2024-01-05T22:16:42-06:00January 10, 2018|

Experienced building service contractors (BSCs) are well aware of the changes that have occurred when it comes to selecting professional cleaning products, tools, and equipment. At one time, the only option for buying professional cleaning chemicals, commercial vacuum cleaners, and other tools and equipment was to shop at a local jansan supply distributorship. But today, ...

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