Seven Things You Can Do With EVS Data That Nobody Is Doing
Most EVS departments collect data the same way. Productivity reports go to administration. Attendance records go to HR. Patient scores...
Most EVS Leaders Are Flying Blind. Here Is What Changes When You Stop.
Walk into many Environmental Services departments in this country and ask the director what their average room clean time is....
Values, Strategy, Timing, or Uncertainty?
There is a moment every leader knows. Someone above you makes a decision you do not agree with. A direction...
The Buttermilk Problem in Leadership
Most leaders are drowning in buttermilk and calling it cream. Here's what I mean. In Environmental Services, we support everyone....
The Four Ways We Get Data Wrong in EVS
There is no shortage of data in healthcare. Audit scores. ATP readings. HAI rates. Discharge turnaround times. Supply consumption reports....
The Office is a Trap: 5 Leadership Lessons
It is a seductive trap for the modern manager: the belief that leadership is a series of digital transactions—an email...
Trust Is More Important Than Performance. Here Is Why That Is Not a Contradiction.
I just finished going through a Leadership Academy, and one of the concepts that has stayed with me is this:...
Adult Learning Principles
A supervisor who manages performance well, but trains poorly will always be managing performance because the team will never reach...
Staff Training: The Four C’s
I have developed a full staff training on the Four C's that we will be rolling out next week. These...
Know Your Microbial Targets: Choosing the Right Disinfectant for the Pathogen
Part 2 of the Choosing the Right Disinfectant Series By John Michael Weir | Environmental Services Professional In the first...
Choosing the Right Disinfectant: A Guide for EVS Professionals
By John Michael Weir Selecting the right disinfectant is one of the most consequential decisions an EVS professional makes, and...
Terminal Cleaning of the Operating Room
When you think of the word "clean," you might picture a sparkling kitchen counter. But in a hospital operating room,...
