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Lifelong Learning: A New World for Asset Management Training

In a recent research study of the asset management landscape conducted by Reliabilityweb.com, 90 percent of survey participants communicated that their asset management strategy is directly linked to their organization's ability to achieve economic goals. Forty-four percent said they have an asset management policy they plan to implement in the next 12 months, but 40 percent said organizational culture would be a major obstacle. Finally, 43 percent told ReliabilityWeb.com that asset management training in 2014-2015 is critical to their ability to drive short-term results.

Leadership for Reliability

7 Leadership Takeaways From The Battlefield To The Boardroom

Leadership requires a keen understanding of the operating environment, the social aptitude and emotional intelligence to communicate that awareness to the rest of the team effectively, and the operational know-how of turning strategy into execution.

Leadership for Reliability

Adapting to Being a Better Leader

by Dan Pontefract

When thinking of IBM and Xerox, one tends to think of paradoxical leadership. In the blue corner, we have a company - and a leadership model - that superbly enacted the attribute of adapting. In the red corner, we have a company that was highly innovative and thought-leading, yet for a period of time didn't possess the adapting attribute and suffered for years thereafter as a result.

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9 Deadly Diseases of Ineffective Leadership

Although playfully labeled, the bad habits that cause these deadly leadership diseases are real to anyone experiencing them. By recognizing the habits that cause these diseases you will be better prepared to prevent them from happening to you. Luckily, if you or someone you know has contracted one of these diseases there are cures for each one.

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An Enterprise Information Management Approach to Mechanical and Structural Integrity Management

An effective structural integrity management program is the single most important barrier against catastrophic failure in complex industrial facilities and there are countless specialist

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Leadership for Reliability

Why TEEP (Total Effective Equipment Performance)?

by Doug Plucknette

Understanding where to apply reliability measures is a foundational element of reliability engineering. If you want to improve a process, you need to understand the present level of reliability, where the losses or deficiencies are located and what you can do to reduce or eliminate these losses. One of the biggest problems regarding reliability measures is there are so many of them, so much so that they have begun to overlap, adding further confusion to those who are in the process of learning and applying the measures.

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7 Ways Leaders Fail

by Gregory Alford

To mangle a 270-year-old sonnet written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning -- How do we dislike our bosses? Let us count the ways.

Survey after survey, Americans (and everyone else) trash their bosses. Gallup reports only 12 percent of American workers are engaged. Research conducted and published by Inc. reveals 75 percent of employees say their boss is the worst part of their job. And two-thirds add a new (better) boss is even more desired than a pay raise.

Leadership for Reliability

ISA Responds to Cybersecurity Workforce Development Report

The International Society of Automation (ISA) has responded to a widely circulated report from the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy that calls for a unified US national strategy to address the serious workforce development needs presented by the multi-dimensional threats of cyber attacks.

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Five Essential Elements of a Reliability Improvement Initiative

Building a reliability improvement initiative is not rocket science, but there are five key elements that are required to ensure the program will achieve the greatest benefit and be sustainable. Can you just focus on maintenance? No. Can you pass the buck to consultants? We don’t think so.

In this Webinar we will reveal the five elements, justify why they are so important, and explain why (in our experience) the best programs are driven from within.

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Assessing Your Asset Management Process & Organization Maturity Level

How capable is your organization at delivering value from your asset base in a sustainable manner? Baseline your process and organizational maturity as it relates to good asset management and benchmarking your assets' performance; then audit periodically and monitor your progress. Learn the elements to assess and the evidence you need to prove you meet or don't meet the requirements? Watch my short iPresentation to find out.

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29TH Annual Material Handling & Logistics Conference Delivers Exemplary Supply Chain Education

Dematic, a global supplier of logistics systems for factory, warehouse and distribution centers, recently hosted George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States and Founder of the George W. Bush Foundation, and a variety of industry speakers at the 29th Annual Material Handling and Logistics Conference.

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Prestolite Electric & Leece-Neville Appoints Atkinson as National Accounts/Fleet Sales Director

Prestolite Electric Incorporated & Leece-Neville (www.prestolite.com) (Prestolite Electric), an ISO 9001/TS-16949:2009 and ISO 14001:2004-certified global manufacturer of heavy-duty alternators and starter motors, has announced that Travis Atkinson was appointed as its National Accounts/Fleet Sales Director, effective January 1, 2014.

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Managing Projects is Like Running on the Beach

by David Borostyan

Project management requires you to tread carefully, selecting the best route for you based on the obstacles you might face. You'll need to be able to change and adapt as you move forward; you never know what new challenge lies before you.

Leadership for Reliability

Q&A with an Industry Leader

Recently, Uptime caught up with Nick Jize, Facility Operations Maintenance Manager at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Livermore, California. NIF is home to the world’s largest and highest energy laser, as well as 192 of the most powerful lasers in the world. Nick has more than 20 years experience in RCM and predictive maintenance leadership.

leadership for reliability

Lifelong Learning: A New World for Asset Management Training

7 Leadership Takeaways From The Battlefield To The Boardroom

Adapting to Being a Better Leader

9 Deadly Diseases of Ineffective Leadership

An Enterprise Information Management Approach to Mechanical and Structural Integrity Management

Why TEEP (Total Effective Equipment Performance)?

7 Ways Leaders Fail

ISA Responds to Cybersecurity Workforce Development Report

Design for Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Definition: Cavitation

Averages Are Deceiving… Besides, Who Wants to Be Average?

Five Essential Elements of a Reliability Improvement Initiative

Assessing Your Asset Management Process & Organization Maturity Level

29TH Annual Material Handling & Logistics Conference Delivers Exemplary Supply Chain Education

Definition: Safety Engineering

Prestolite Electric & Leece-Neville Appoints Atkinson as National Accounts/Fleet Sales Director

Managing Projects is Like Running on the Beach

3M Presents Distributor of the Year Awards at ISA Product Show & Conference

Q&A with an Industry Leader

Recent Study Shows New DNA-lengthening Therapy Could Double Human Lifespan