leadership for reliability

In Part 1 we discussed the concept of organizational change, the three linked elements necessary for success and details about dissatisfaction. In Part 2 we addressed ourselves to organizational vision. In Part 3 we discussed the Goal Achievement Model in detail and clearly showed how it links the vision, goals, initiatives and activities in a very focused manner. However there still is one other part to the puzzle. This is what is referred to as the Roadmap of Change. The Roadmap is the tool to align change efforts within the organization, to eliminate conflicting goals, and to keep the change process on track. It is the final part of a process that begins with establishing the vision, developing higher level details with the Goal Achievement Model, and maintaining focus and clarity with the Roadmap. A successful change effort can not succeed without all three of these pieces being properly put into place and correctly used.

In Part 1 we discussed the concept of organizational change, the three linked elements necessary for success and details about dissatisfaction. In Part 2 we addressed ourselves to organizational vision. Part 3 addressed the third element - next steps. The process of identifying and accomplishing the next steps uses the Goal Achievement Model.

Part 2: The Vision of the Future or How Do We Know Where We Are Going So We Will Know When We Have Arrived

In Part 1, we discussed the concept of organizational change, and introduced the eight key elements of the change equation.  The overriding component however is the concept of vision.  It is fine to have a general level of dissatisfaction with the current or “as-is” state, but it is not enough.  You need a vision of what the new or “to-be” state will look like so that the organization will know what they are trying to achieve and what it will look like when they do.

The Manufacturing Game has developed a short 16-question survey based on Joseph Campbell's concept of a Hero's Journey.The survey is designed to facilitate the story writing process, and it guides the writer through the writing process. They provide this survey to maintenance and reliability professionals for their own use. Clients may opt to use the written story internally or share their success with others by approving it for publication in external publications such as the our quarterly TMG newsletter or a monthly magazine like Uptime Magazine.

See the list below for the 16 questions in the survey, as it relates to writing about Action Team successes.

The Manufacturing Game has been using the art of storytelling for many years now. Our philosophy is that story telling is a powerful way to transfer learning, increase motivation, encourage teamwork, and teach communication skills in order to lead change.