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Author of the Rob's Reliability Project articles and host of Rob's Reliability Project podcast (renamed Maintenance Disrupted with new hosts).

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Why Your Mind is Your Greatest Asset

“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right” Henry Ford.

Henry Ford understood the power of the mind and the power of belief systems. Many of us limit ourselves with what we’ve been told throughout our lives or what we’ve been conditioned by society. Understanding your beliefs and the story behind those beliefs is the first step to changing them so your beliefs work for you.

Two of my go-to limiting beliefs are self-worth related and have caused me a lot of grief. [Read more…]

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RRP 088 Finance for Reliability with Javier Fernandez

On this week’s episode, I welcome Javier Fernandez, the Chief Financial Officer at Omaha Public Power District. We discuss the differences between operating and capital expenditures, depreciation and what a CFO looks for in reliability initiatives.

I’m hoping to outsource some of the editing and administrative work that comes with producing content in 2020 so you will be hearing some advertising on this podcast. If you’re company sells products or services to engaged maintenance & reliability professionals, tell your marketing manager about Rob’s Reliability Project. If you’d like to discuss advertising, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content. If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Follow Javier Fernandez on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-fernandez-97b91a9/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

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Building Confidence by Progressing Through Struggle

While I was at the gym last week, I was listening to the Brendan Burchard podcast and he was talking about building confidence. He mentioned that you cannot build confidence with external rewards like trophies, awards, promotions, etc. and that you need to build confidence from the inside. The statement that hit me the hardest was that the way to build confidence is by progression through struggle. [Read more…]

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RRP 087 Haul Truck Fuel Monitoring with Kevin Dagenais

On this week’s episode, I welcome Kevin Dagenais from Cascadia Scientific to talk about haul truck fuel monitoring. We discuss the savings available by using that data for mine site optimization, PM timing, operator training and other benefits. This episode is sponsored by Cascadia Scientific, if you would like to learn more about their platform, go to robsreliability.com/cascadia for a special offer just for Rob’s Reliability Project listeners. As a listener to this show, you’ll receive double the consulting credits and a coaching call with me when you sign up for a fuel monitoring engagement with Cascadia Scientific.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out Cascasdia Scientific – http://robsreliability.com/cascadia

Follow Kevin Dagenais on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-dagenais-5b43a514/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

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3 Considerations on Data

Last week’s podcast on CMMS integration and this week’s podcast about Haul Truck Fuel Monitoring (will be released on Jan. 20), really bring home a few points on the interaction between reliability professionals and data.

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RRP 086 CMMS Integration with Stuart Fergusson

On this week’s episode, I welcome Stuart Fergusson from Fiix Software to talk about CMMS integration. We discuss what other software or data sources should be connected and how to get started.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out Fiix Software – https://www.fiixsoftware.com/

Follow Stuart Fergusson on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-fergusson-711ba8165/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

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What Are You Focused on in 2020?

As we’re kicking off 2020, I’m looking forward so I can deliver great content to you. I have been sharing a lot of personal content lately about my journey and I hope that it’s fueled something inside you to change your life for the better.

I’ll keep it brief this week but I would appreciate it if you filled out the survey here. It’s 5 easy questions about what you desire from me in 2020 and should take you less than 5 minutes. Thank you in advance for answering and for following my content!

Reliability Never Sleeps,

Rob

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RRP 085 Why You Aren’t Hitting Your Reliability Goals with Jason Apps

On this week’s episode, I welcome Jason Apps to the show. Jason is the CEO of ARMS Reliability and the author of an article titled, “Driving a Reliability Culture”. We discuss culture, purpose and why reliability engineers are set up to fail.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/driving-reliability-culture-jason-apps

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out Susan Hobson at Elite High Performance Coaching – http://www.elitehighperformance.com/

Check out ARMS Reliability – https://www.armsreliability.com/

Follow Jason Apps on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-apps/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

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Can You See the Forest for the Trees?

Last week, I was really struggling with anxiety and feeling like I haven’t made any progress in my personal development. I felt like I had taken 1 step forward and many steps back to return to a place where I was paralyzed in my own mind. My coach, Susan Hobson from Elite High Performance Coaching recommended that I put together a 2019 highlight reel of all of the things I had done that were meaningful in my development. [Read more…]

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RRP 084 What’s in it for Them? with Fred Schenkelberg

On this week’s episode, I welcome Fred Schenkelberg back to the show. Fred is the host of the Speaking of Reliability podcast and the owner of AccendoReliability.com. We talk about why we podcast, why you need to make friends with someone in finance and how to effectively sell reliability within your organization.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out Accendo Reliability – https://accendoreliability.com/

Follow Fred Schenkelberg on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/fmsreliability/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

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How Should I Start?

This morning, I was swimming and I was thinking about a question that I get asked frequently. The question goes like this:

Rob, my facility is very reactive, how do I start my reliability program?

Having a water polo background is something I rely on when I embark on new projects. I didn’t become a better swimmer by reading, watching YouTube videos or planning to become the best swimmer. I got better at swimming by swimming. I don’t discount the value of a coach, teammates or a plan (I had a coach and a team) but at the end of the day, you need to start. [Read more…]

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RRP 083 Depression, My Origin Story & How I Hope to Inspire You

On this episode, I speak about my struggles with depression, my origin story, chasing happiness versus finding fulfillment and how I hope to inspire you for your 2020. Happy Holidays!

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Twas the Night Before Christmas a Visit from the CEO

(Inspired by the Poem by Clement Clarke Moore)

Twas the night before Christmas
When all through the facility
Not an engineer was stirring
Not even in reliability

The KPIs were hung by the lunchroom with care
In hopes that the plant manager soon would be there
When out on the plant floor there rose such a clatter
I sprang from my desk to see what was the matter

Away to the plant I flew like a flash
Put my PPE on and slammed my door with a crash
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a man and eight junior engineers

With a white hard hat, suit and a shiny high vis vest
I knew in a moment it was the CEO, I guess
He spoke not a word but went straight to his desk
And walked right past the broken equipment that needs money to invest

And laying his finger aside of his nose
And giving a nod, up the stairs he rose
But I heard him exclaim, ere he climbed out of sight
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night

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RRP 082 Plant Services 2019 Workforce Survey with Christine LaFave Grace

On this week’s episode, I welcome Christine LaFave Grace to the show. Christine is the managing editor for Plant Services Magazine and the author of the article that we discuss on the show, titled, “Plant Services 2019 Workforce Survey: What have you done for me lately?” If you’d like to check out that article, I put a link in the podcast notes.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Link to the article – https://www.plantservices.com/articles/2019/workforce-survey-what-have-you-done-for-me-lately/

Check out Plant Services Magazine – plantservices.com

Follow Christine LaFave Grace on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/clgrace/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

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How Asset Management Impacts Your Happiness

Have you worked in a company that says they want to be world class in reliability but won’t make investments in training their people or their reliability initiatives?

Have you seen companies who say safety is a value, but you see people pressured to work in an unsafe manner?

These are examples of misalignment and violates a concept in asset management. In asset management, aligning decisions with the company’s purpose & objectives is how to get the most value out of your assets.

What does this have to do with my happiness?

I do agree that working for a company that says one thing but acts another way is frustrating and can impact your happiness (mostly through disengagement), but that’s not I want to talk about.

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