by Brianna Crandall — March 30, 2016—Worldwide cleaning industry association ISSA has added three new videos in recent weeks to its collection of free ISSA-TV Educational Quick Clip cleaning industry-related videos. The new ones cover jansan distribution, career management, and “lean” cleaning.
ISSA-TV: Winning the Distribution Game in the Era of Online Retail
Last week’s free Educational Quick Clip notes that some cleaning-industry distributors see Amazon.com Inc. and other online retailers as a threat to their existence. Others view them as simply another channel to leverage. In the Quick Clip, author, speaker and business consultant Mike Marks takes a look at how online players like Amazon are impacting the role of jansan distributors. He also reveals what services customers do — and do not — value.
ISSA-TV: Five Ways to Compose a Snapshot of Your Career
The free cleaning video for the week of March 9 points out that Americans are living longer, so some people will spend 50 (or more) years in the work force. Yet many of them would rather do almost anything else besides managing their careers. In the Quick Clip, author, professor and business leader Dr. Tracey Wilen stresses the importance of taking a “career selfie.” Hint: It involves more than just a résumé.
ISSA-TV: How to “Lean” Your Clean
Readers may be familiar with the concept of “lean production,” which has its roots in manufacturing. But similar principles can also be applied to the cleaning process. In the cleaning video for the week of February 24, IICRC Master Textile Cleaner Richard Bodo, industry expert and director of training at Kärcher North America, spells out how knowing the numbers can ensure that a facility’s cleaning process is as efficient — and cost-effective — as possible. Bodo also details how employees can help weed out waste.
