Myth busting 19: High performing organizations spend too much…

2019-01-292020-06-20
by James Reyes-Picknell

These days everyone seems to be cutting spending. It’s entirely discretionary, so it’s easy to eliminate. But is that a smart move?

But today, times are tough. Trade wars, protectionism, and generally sluggish economies before those were a factor have all contributed to poor corporate performance. Shareholders want more. But can you really cut costs to become profitable? No – of course not, at least not in the long term. Read more “Myth busting 19: High performing organizations spend too much on training” →

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Myth Busting 5: It Won’t Work Here

2018-05-182020-06-20
by Dale

I get asked a lot of questions and asked for a help. Sometimes the “ask” comes from senior management, sometimes middle-level management and sometimes even from the shop floor. People and companies need help to achieve more than they are today.

Performance is already known and often less than desired. Change is needed and that means new ideas. After all, if they had the ideas themselves, they may have tried something different before calling me in. Sometimes they have, and it hasn’t worked. They are stuck. Read more “Myth Busting 5: It Won’t Work Here” →

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Myth Busting 4: No Room To Improve

2018-05-182020-06-20
by Dale

This particular myth is not overly common, but it still occurs, usually in the minds of people who are really good a fooling themselves. It becomes more common when it is modified to say, “…running as well as it ever has”.

There are two parts to this one: 1. We believe it is actually running well, or as well as ever, and, 2. We really think we’re great and there truly is no room to improve.

NOT!

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Myth Busting 2: We can do it ourselves

2018-03-152020-06-20
by Dale

I am convinced that our egos often get the better of us. We suffer as a result and so too do those around us. Believing that we have the answers to all of our problems reflects just how much we fool ourselves. Maintenance managers burn out because of it. Read more “Myth Busting 2: We can do it ourselves” →

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10 Myths about RCM

2017-12-082020-06-20
by James Reyes-Picknell

Despite its well-documented successes, Reliability Centered Maintenance has always drawn a lot of discussion and controversy. Much of it is because of a lack of understanding and ‘myths’ generated to discredit RCM as a viable business solution. Here I will fill in some of those gaps in understanding and debunk some of the myths.

RCM is a type of maintenance (wrong)

Education and skills – double your returns

2017-09-072020-06-20
by James Reyes-Picknell

Keys to Success

When we were younger most of our parents probably told us that we needed to have a good education to get ahead and do well in life. After all, it is the key that unlocks career paths, it opens doors and closes them if it is missing. Even prisoners on long sentences get an education so they can get a better start on life after their incarceration.

Some people crave education, yet whether we crave it or avoid it, all of us learn all of the time. Read more “Education and skills – double your returns” →

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Business Cases for Asset Management, Part 2

2016-03-112020-06-20
by James Reyes-Picknell

This is the second blog in a two-part series that explain how to present Capital Asset Management and Maintenance Improvement programs to the various decision groups who speak different “languages”. Your finance people speak in terms of revenue, costs, return on investments. They see things as figures and financial statements. Somehow they need to translate your operational or functional benefits into dollars in order to truly support your ideas.

Understanding and education are the keys

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