Management Insights
What does your boss want?
Your boss is likely an executive. They usually don’t want a lot of detail. They want results. They want to know that they can trust you to deliver those results. If they are looking for solutions you want the answers.
These insights come from executive and senior management concerns about asset maintenance and reliability arising from questions we’ve been asked.
We have over 50 topics for this list. You may have a concern that’s on that list but not yet published. If so, then let us know. We will answer it as a priority.
Rapid Reliability Assessment
The Rapid Reliability Assessment is designed for smaller or budget constrained operations where a major consulting engagement is simply out of the question. Smaller operations need something that is not overly intrusive, not expensive, and yet it gives them big bang for their buck.
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...
