Executive Housekeeping Today - February 2008 - (Page 2) executive corner As housekeepers, we are one to obtain, and that is going to be of the oldest and largest profes- difficult to replace. Now is not the sions in the world, and one of the time to be asking, “Where do we most important. I can remember go from here?” but, “How do we go the early 70s, when I worked at from here?” Do your young houseWestern Psychiatric Institute and keepers understand that they can Clinic in Pittsburgh, PA. As an move up? Do college graduates assistant manager at the time, want to work in housekeeping? Are I asked a 59-year-old finisher if we developing the ones below us to he was going to get the take our jobs, or are we a corners and edges of discouragement instead the floor cleaned. The of an encouragement? floor finisher looked at Our organization has me and replied, “Son, always been able to stay I am old enough to be on the cutting edge, but your dad. Get out of like a winning football my face and keep movteam, we need to look for ing.” My response to new and younger players him was, “Well, in order to succeed. sir, between the Everett McDonald, C.E.H. I.E.H.A. must prohours of 7 a.m. tect its investment CID Director to 3:30 p.m., I’m by obtaining new your daddy.” What I want to bring and younger managers, but how to your attention is the fact that can we do that? As older leaders, it we don’t have very many young is our responsibility as members of managers in our facilities. I.E.H.A. to develop those younger I am from the Baby Boomer era; than ourselves. when I started in this profession, We should always be focused on a high-speed machine was a 300 continuous improvement and we RPM, you needed very hot water to should always encourage younger strip a floor, and there was a man’s staff members to be innovative and mop and a woman’s mop. I have make suggestions. It’s I.E.H.A. also come to the conclusion that members with genuine affection most of the members of I.E.H.A. for our organization that must remember these same things. Each step up and see to it that younger year at our national convention, I members believe that the most notice that many of the members successful organizations are those are my age or older. Now, don’t get that manage by treating people as me wrong; I see a lot of wisdom if they are valued family members. that goes with age. I.E.H.A. is a We have all heard, “What’s in it wonderful organization that has for me?” When we can answer developed the world’s best house- that question, we will be on our keeping managers, but even more way to a much larger and better amazing is the fact that we are the membership. I think we would all mentors with no one to mentor to. agree that we are moving in the We are the largest generation born right direction with many new iniat one time in the history of this tiatives and major improvements country, and replacing us is going in our organization. Being a part to be a challenge within itself. We of I.E.H.A. is my motivation, and are professionals with a lot of skills I’m going to do my part to assure and knowledge that took years that we grow! a How Do We Go from Here? Compass and Encompass INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE HOUSEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION,INC. TM The official publication of the International Executive Housekeepers Association, Inc. MAGAZINE STAFF Beth B. Risinger, Publisher Laura M. DiGiulio, Editor Barb Burgie, Advertising Sales I.E.H.A. Toll-free voice: (800) 200-6342 00 Eastwind Dr., Suite 30 Westerville, Ohio 4308-336 Voice: (64) 895-766 Fax: (64) 895-248 E-mail: excel@ieha.org Internet: www.ieha.org TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Andrew Bales, C.E.H. Mason General Hospital P.O. Box 1668 Shelton, WA 98584 (360) 427-3638 abales@masongeneral.com Jimmie Green Savannah/Hilton Head Airport 640 Gulfstream Rd. Savannah, GA 31408 (912) 964-0514 jgreen@savannahairport.com Patty Kawaoka Mirimar at Waikiki Hotel 1816 10th Ave. Honolulu, HI 96816 (808) 926-8550 Pkawaoka@miramarwaikiki.com Christopher Kopach University of Arizona 1730 North Vine Tucson, AZ 85719 (520) 626-4919 kopachc@fm.arizona.edu Sue Vrenna, C.E.H. St. Vincent Health Center 232 W. 25th St. Erie. PA 16544 (814) 452-5714 svrenna@svhs.org Audited By: W 2 Executive Housekeeping Today/February 2008 http://www.ieha.org
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