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One of the reasons that culture changes fail to change and stay that way is because there is nothing put in place to sustain it. Â When there is no plan to sustain the change, it will be a flavor of the week and revert back to the old ways. Â This is the final installment of a series on culture change and if you haven’t already, please go to the first post and start there. [Read more…]
Your culture change has a plan, it has the right people in place, and you are ready to roll it out.  Your change stands a better chance of success than most change programs as you have a plan with the right people.   Sometimes changes fail because the change is not embedded quickly, people lose interest and go back to their old ways.  If you haven’t already, please start at the beginning of the series with the warning signs that you need a culture change. [Read more…]
People are the heart of any maintenance reliability program and they have the ability to make the program succeed or fail. Â This is why managing the change to reliability culture is critical. Â We covered a few of the key pieces to change management in the previous post. But sometimes, not matter what change management technique(s) you use, the change may not be successful. [Read more…]
It turns out that you have been deploying the right reliability tools and maintenance practices, but the organization’s culture was preventing or hampering the results.  This is a common scene played out in many organizations, but there is hope.  The culture change will be a long road, as cultures are not changed overnight. [Read more…]
Imagine working within (or maybe you don’t need to imagine it)Â an organization in which everything is completely reactive. Â You arrive early to try and organize the work for the day, yet only to find out someone else is there doing it. [Read more…]
The process to design and deliver a reliable product involves identifying risks. Taking action to understand or mitigate those risks involves much of the day to day work of reliability engineering.
Taking action to set expectations and improve decisions involves change. Change of understanding, change of specifications, change of expectations, change of designs, processes, and results.
It is the changes, big and small, that occur that achieve the desired results for the customer and organization.
You also know that not every suggestion is greeted warmly. Not every proposal is funded. Not every recommendation is accepted. [Read more…]
One of the most challenging aspects of being a consultant is addressing the musings of those who have accepted defeat.
With a smile of course; and friendly reassurance that you have in fact worked with companies who were worse off and with some training, confidence and a sound business plan they were able to turn things around to a point where people actually enjoyed coming to work. [Read more…]