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	<description>Make the right cleaning choice</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Clean enough isn’t enough.</title>
		<link>http://horizonsvcs.com/blog/?p=49</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Hsu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m sure Imperial Sugar thought cutting back on housekeeping costs was the fiscally responsible thing to do. I have no doubt that the managers at Imperial were clueless to the fact that cutting this corner would cause the death of 14 employees and injury of 40 more.
It is easy to overlook facility services in manufacturing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What matters most</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Hsu</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Business Development]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Facility Services Best Practices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Megan Erickson of cnn money published an excellent piece about the plight and turn around of small businesses with outside backing.  In the piece Mike Michalowicz, CEO of Obsidian Launch explained how his $250,000 sba backed loan caused the near collapse of his first business because the financial cushion caused the organization to circumvent best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virus and microbes and illness oh my!</title>
		<link>http://horizonsvcs.com/blog/?p=46</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Hsu</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Cleaning Services Managment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[e-coli]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[norovirus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Health officials confirmed Monday that an outbreak of norovirus occurred last week at the Peppermill Resort Casino in Reno.
AdvertisementThe Washoe District Health Department was notified of the illness by guests from California at a wedding party at the Peppermill, department spokeswoman Judy Davis said.
She said about 40 members of the wedding party had norovirus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting Corner Costs&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Hsu</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ 	 	When companies have to tighten their belts in tough financial times cleaning crews are often the first to go. In smaller offices employees agree to pitch in and help keep things tidy but good intentions are now substitute for commercial cleaning expertise and training.
The cleaning methodologies used in a residential home differ greatly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preventing Pandemics</title>
		<link>http://horizonsvcs.com/blog/?p=44</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Hsu</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Swine flu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  
This weekend it was hard to avoid news of the current outbreak of swine flu. The deaths caused by this virus are tragic because they are so easily preventable. 
 
Everyone can do their part

Wash hands frequently
Cover mouth when coughing and nose while sneezing
If you have flu like symptoms stay home until you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What seemed impossible</title>
		<link>http://horizonsvcs.com/blog/?p=43</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Hsu</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[innovative strategies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Outsorucing managment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[recruiting new employees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 	 	
In the past I&#8217;ve talked, or more accurately written about, the advantages of a non-native workforce. In our industry it is advantageous to have a diverse labor pool because they bring different values, perceptions and work ethic. Often times individuals born and raised in America feel they are “above” working in the building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To my employees, staff and vendors</title>
		<link>http://horizonsvcs.com/blog/?p=42</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Hsu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Best Practices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Managing Hourly Employees]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  While many organizations talk of downsizing or even closing their doors forever I want it to be known that Horizon Services Corporation remains committed to continual growth and the creation of new opportunities.  Uncertain times such as these that make me grateful for our fiscal restraint because I know we navigate through rough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The journey not the destination</title>
		<link>http://horizonsvcs.com/blog/?p=41</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Hsu</dc:creator>
		
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My blogging has been noticeably less frequent the past few weeks as I prepared for and attended the BSCAI convention in Chicago. It had been a few years since I last attended a convention and it was great to be around other industry leaders and talk about new trends in building services contracting.
This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gratitude</title>
		<link>http://horizonsvcs.com/blog/?p=40</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Hsu</dc:creator>
		
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It is easy to forget the good in people when, as managers, we must plan for the very worst. I didn’t want to spend too much time blogging about the topic but I did want to remind myself, my managers and my readers that for the many “tough love” tactics I may encourage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the sound of silence</title>
		<link>http://horizonsvcs.com/blog/?p=39</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Hsu</dc:creator>
		
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Sometimes the most powerful tool we have in communicating with our workforce is silence.  This tool is so powerful that only level-headed managers can use it effectively. This tool is best used with the excuse makers and avoiders. Confident silence in the face of egregious claims tells employees that you are unwilling to [...]]]></description>
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