SEPTEMBER 2014
Late News Clean Show opens Housing Bureau for 2015 event ATLANTA — Attendees to next year’s Clean Show here can now make lodging reservations via the trade show’s Housing Bureau, reports show manager Riddle & Associates. Clean Show organizers have published a list of 12 downtown Atlanta hotels that are offering “special discounted rates;” a check shows they range from $149 to $199 nightly during the April 16-19 event. “Show management has contracted with all of the official hotels so we may offer Clean 2015 exhibitors and attendees quality hotel-room options at a great price,” says Riddle & Associates. The show’s five sponsoring trade associations have selected “headquarter” hotels that will be primarily occupied by attendees and exhibitors from their specific segment of the industry. The Omni Hotel at CNN Center will serve as the headquarter hotel to the Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) and the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA). The Association for Linen Management’s (ALM) headquarter hotel will be the Sheraton Atlanta. The housing form, as well as a complete list of all official Clean 2015 hotels and rates, is available on the Clean Show Housing Bureau web page: www. cleanshow.com; click on “Attending Information,” then “Hotels.” ALN Volume 40, Number 9
Succession planning: Creating and implementing a strategy for future growth BY THERESA BOEHL, EDITOR WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — On the surface, the term “succession planning” seems pretty clearcut: it’s a plan for finding tomorrow’s leaders to take the place of current ones running a business. But if you adopt an approach that narrow, you’re missing the larger opportunity, according to Paul Fayad, managing partner at Positive Leader LLC. Fayad addressed the topic during a presentation at the Association for Linen Management’s annual educational conference in June. Fayad explains that succession planning is much more than simply replacing personnel. “Succession planning is finding a replacement for everything that we do,” he says. “We have to look at our organizations, our departments, and then we look at our individuals. It’s a strategic process that has to take place, more than anything else.” For example, years ago, as technology changed the way offices operated, early adopters of new equipment and processes found themselves in a better position than those who didn’t embrace change. It’s this kind of strategic foresight, Fayad says, that helps companies continue to succeed. BETTER SUCCESSION PLANNING
Paul Fayad, managing partner at Positive Leader LLC, presents at the ALM educational conference in June. (Photo: Theresa Boehl)
Fayad lists three essential phases for those who want to undertake a more thorough approach to succession management and planning. The first phase involves aligning strategic goals with the company’s human resources. To do this, operators need to sit down with their entire team and develop a clear vision for the future—specifically, where they think the business will be in three to five years. “Some people say, ‘Well, I run a laundry. How many changes are going to take place?’ Well, you answer that question,” Fayad says.
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Management, technological trends focus of TRSA annual conference ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Focusing on corporate, professional and personal development, the Textile Rental Services Association’s (TRSA) Annual Conference & Exhibits will be presented Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The event draws hundreds of executives, owner/operators and management from textile services companies serving various sectors, according to the association. The conference programs aim to pro-
vide expert views on strategies and tactics to help companies improve their bottom line. Keynote speakers will discuss economic/technological trends and leadership/management concepts, and panel discussions aim to fuel “productivity and profitability,” according to TRSA. The event also provides many networking opportunities and social events, including a welcome reception, a TRSA Political Action Committee (TRSAPAC) VIP reception and the
Chairman’s reception and annual awards dinner. The spouse/guest program offers a Zumba class, a Hoover Dam and Powerplant tour, and a “Julie and Julia” cooking class. Additionally, a tour of Brady Linen Services will be offered as part of the annual conference. Brady handles 60% of the Las Vegas area’s hospitality market, according to TRSA. Tour attendees will see the company’s 180,000-squarefoot Mayflower Avenue facility,
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which produces 475,000 pounds of linen per day for 29 customer hotels. The plant employs 360 people for its hospitality and F&B linen business, and makes use of three nine-module (260 pounds) tunnel washers. Table-top exhibits will showcase the products and services of 50 TRSA Associate member companies on Tuesday, Sept. 30, and attendees can take advantage of See TRSA on Page 4
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“Look at the changes in the machinery and the way production is done in a laundry operation today compared to 20 years ago, or compared to 10 years ago.” Managers should also concentrate resources on the critical positions within the organization, according to Fayad, who adds that positions may need to be created for the future and efforts put toward filling them. It’s important, too, to realize that succes-
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