Management Insights
Today’s Gremlin – Assumptions
Today’s Gremlin – “Assumptions” can get a planner or a supervisor into a lot of trouble. You might be very knowledgeable and have great faith in your trades-persons, but assuming they know what you know, can be dangerous.
Today’s Gremlin – Perfectionist
Today’s Gremlin – “Perfectionist”, is often a planner or an engineer. This Gremlin holds himself or herself to extremely high, pretty much unattainable, standards.
Today’s Gremlin – No plan needed
Today’s Gremlin – “No plan needed” doesn’t really care what should be in the plan. It’s not his worry. This gremlin is often a planner or a supervisor with absolute faith in the skills of the trades-persons. Indeed, those skilled crafts can plan their work, arrange all the logistics of parts, etc., get the right permits, and then execute the job. But is that efficient?
Today’s Gremlin – The White Knight
Today's Gremlin - "The White Knight", is a day-to-day hero, fixing what's broken and returning the...
Today’s Gremlin – I’ve got this!
Today's Gremlin - "I've got this", doesn't cause trouble. In fact, he's very motivated to keep...
Today’s Gremlin – Sweat the asset
Today's Gremlin - "sweat the asset", truly believes that running the plant and equipment as hard...
Maintenance Trends
Learn about maintenance trends and how you can benefit from them. On 28 to 30 April, 2025, James...
Today’s Gremlin – Follow me blindly
Today's Gremlin - "follow me blindly", is one of the big reasons your equipment isn't reliable....
Today’s Gremlin – Lube it wrong
Today's Gremlin - "lube it wrong", is a leading cause of machinery breakdown. 60% to 80% of all...
Holiday greetings
Holiday greetings from our Santa Gremlin! May your holiday be filled with love and laughter. I'm...
Today’s Gremlin – Don’t sweat the small stuff
Today's Gremlin - Don't sweat the small stuff, gets us into trouble by skipping details and steps,...
Today’s Gremlin – Cheap Charlie
Today's Gremlin - Cheap Charlie, is a well intentioned but often mis-guided Gremlin. He or she can...
