Eric Frederick Eric Frederick served 44 years in laundry management before retiring and remains active in the industry as a laundry operations consultant. You can contact him by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 540-520-6288. Recent Articles by This Author The Incredible Shrinking Contour Sheet ROANOKE, Va. — Columnist-at-large shares his story about figuring out why contour sheets were shrinking ... Processing Surgical Gowns in a Laundry (Part 2) ROANOKE, Va. — Conclusion looks at examining chemistry further, extraction, drying, inspection ... Processing Surgical Gowns in a Laundry (Part 1) ROANOKE, Va. — Author examines sorting/loading, mechanical action, wash formulas, stains ... Don’t Assume, Ask What Your Employees Want ROANOKE, Va. — When it comes to celebrating successes, have employees choose, author says ... Reusable Barrier Isolation Gown Success Story (Conclusion) ROANOKE, Va. — Training, roll out, end results ... Reusable Barrier Isolation Gown Success Story (Part 2) ROANOKE, Va. — Packaging, distribution, quality control ... Reusable Barrier Isolation Gown Success Story (Part 1) ROANOKE, Va. — History, opportunity repeat for reusable iso-gowns with the coronavirus ... Your Employees Look to You for Guidance ROANOKE, Va. — Supervisor? Manager? Many laundry employees consider you top management ... Learning from Failure—OB Scrub Story ROANOKE, Va. — Columnist shares the value of sticking with stock styles, fabrics ... Value of Adaptability (or ‘Is There a Better Way?’) ROANOKE, Va. — Columnist says rules need to be flexible, individually adapted to each laundry ... Why Managers Avoid Dealing with Problem Employees ROANOKE, Va. — Appropriate action should be working toward employee improvement or moving on, says columnist ... What Type of Change Agent Are You? ROANOKE, Va. — Dealing with different types of reactions to change ... Owning the Problem for Employees ROANOKE, Va. — Management team members key to finding policy/procedure answers for employees ... Creating a Work Schedule ROANOKE, Va. — The work schedule has become a major consideration to many laundry employees ... Recruiting in a Tight Job Market ROANOKE, Va. — Author shares ways to find employees, be ‘valuable part of the community’ ... Understanding Communication Needs ROANOKE, Va. — Author says it’s vital for management to connect with employees ... It Pays to be ‘Semper Gumby’ (Always Flexible) ROANOKE, Va. — Laundry industry ‘must be ready and willing to meet change,’ says author ... Doing Research on Stains (Part 2) ROANOKE, Va. — What’s learned treating one stain makes laundries better treating next, according to author ... Doing Research on Stains ROANOKE, Va. — Goal to determine source of problem, find solution ... Reducing Turnover Through Proper On Boarding ROANOKE, Va. — Strategies include consistent trainer, thorough task/business philosophy explanation ... Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
The Incredible Shrinking Contour Sheet ROANOKE, Va. — Columnist-at-large shares his story about figuring out why contour sheets were shrinking ...
Processing Surgical Gowns in a Laundry (Part 2) ROANOKE, Va. — Conclusion looks at examining chemistry further, extraction, drying, inspection ...
Processing Surgical Gowns in a Laundry (Part 1) ROANOKE, Va. — Author examines sorting/loading, mechanical action, wash formulas, stains ...
Don’t Assume, Ask What Your Employees Want ROANOKE, Va. — When it comes to celebrating successes, have employees choose, author says ...
Reusable Barrier Isolation Gown Success Story (Conclusion) ROANOKE, Va. — Training, roll out, end results ...
Reusable Barrier Isolation Gown Success Story (Part 2) ROANOKE, Va. — Packaging, distribution, quality control ...
Reusable Barrier Isolation Gown Success Story (Part 1) ROANOKE, Va. — History, opportunity repeat for reusable iso-gowns with the coronavirus ...
Your Employees Look to You for Guidance ROANOKE, Va. — Supervisor? Manager? Many laundry employees consider you top management ...
Learning from Failure—OB Scrub Story ROANOKE, Va. — Columnist shares the value of sticking with stock styles, fabrics ...
Value of Adaptability (or ‘Is There a Better Way?’) ROANOKE, Va. — Columnist says rules need to be flexible, individually adapted to each laundry ...
Why Managers Avoid Dealing with Problem Employees ROANOKE, Va. — Appropriate action should be working toward employee improvement or moving on, says columnist ...
What Type of Change Agent Are You? ROANOKE, Va. — Dealing with different types of reactions to change ...
Owning the Problem for Employees ROANOKE, Va. — Management team members key to finding policy/procedure answers for employees ...
Creating a Work Schedule ROANOKE, Va. — The work schedule has become a major consideration to many laundry employees ...
Recruiting in a Tight Job Market ROANOKE, Va. — Author shares ways to find employees, be ‘valuable part of the community’ ...
Understanding Communication Needs ROANOKE, Va. — Author says it’s vital for management to connect with employees ...
It Pays to be ‘Semper Gumby’ (Always Flexible) ROANOKE, Va. — Laundry industry ‘must be ready and willing to meet change,’ says author ...
Doing Research on Stains (Part 2) ROANOKE, Va. — What’s learned treating one stain makes laundries better treating next, according to author ...
Reducing Turnover Through Proper On Boarding ROANOKE, Va. — Strategies include consistent trainer, thorough task/business philosophy explanation ...