In this episode, we are joined by Dave Berube, a highly experienced professional in leading transformational change initiatives for national and international companies, to explain what it means to be a “champion” during a time of organizational change, how to succeed in this leadership role and the typical traits that makes this individual stand out.

Discussion highlights include:

• Explaining the various change scenarios that facilities might undergo
• Understanding why change initiatives need a Champion to lead
• A Dave Berube-led change example: lessons learned
• Characteristics of successful change leaders
• Ensuring the effectiveness as a Champion of Change

Additional Resources (as mentioned in this episode):

• Are You a Champion of Change?

With over 25 years of strategic manufacturing experience, Paul Borders joins the podcast to shed light on why manufacturing leaders turn to a site-wide assessment to help drive their reliability initiatives.

Discussion highlights include:

• Benchmarking against similar facilities within your industry 
• Helping your reliability partner understand your operations
• Measuring the rate of progress
• Linking financial improvements to your reliability program development
• Building momentum for future change

Additional Resources:

• 8 Steps to Include in Your Assessment Process

Former plant manager turned Life Cycle Engineering Managing Principal, Bruce Wesner explains the concept of a reliability-focused culture and how to effectively manage the transition to a reliability-led facility.

Discussion highlights include:

• Identifying the need for a reliability overhaul
• Understanding who this affects within the facility
• How to address those who might be reluctant to change

Planning and scheduling subject-matter-expert, Tim Kister, provides answers to the 10 most frequently asked questions of work management and planning and scheduling. Tim will provide insights on topics such as improving communication with your supervisor, minimizing oversights, and talk about the elements of a thoroughly planned work package.

Additional Resources (as mentioned in this episode):

• FAQs of Work Management and Planning and Scheduling
• Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Course

In this episode, we’ll speak with Randy Heisler, who is a managing principal at Life Cycle Engineering, to discuss the practice of implementing Reliability Excellence, something that can be instituted for any organization.  Randy will highlight the concepts behind the practice, he’ll talk about some of the key benefits as well as identify the obstacles some organizations will face that might prevent the achievement of excellence.

Additional Resources:

• The Reliability Excellence (Rx) Model
• 3 Waves to Reliability Excellence (Rx)