10 Reasons to Hire Consultants
Why would an organisation turn to a maintenance consultant instead of using its own personnel? 10 Key Reasons First and foremost is the unbiased experience that consultants provide. Because they have no stake in the outcome (aside from providing the best service possible so you’ll hire them again), consultants can suggest radical or controversial strategies […]
Wake-up Call: 7 Symptoms of Bad Meetings and What to Do about Them
Various studies estimate that there are between 10 and 17 million meetings on an average day in the United States, totaling more than 3 billion per year. A meeting between several managers or executives may cost upwards of $1,000 per hour in salary alone. All these meetings, yet managers, supervisors, engineers, and workers agree that […]
5 Quick Tips to Time Management
1. Clean Off Your Desk Clean off your damn desk. While you are at it, clean the whole office of the stuff you are collecting there. Return stuff where it belongs. Do this every week! 2. Learn Something Every Quarter Once a quarter, take a webinar, class, or learn something. If you are a tool, […]
The “10 Commandments of Meetings” — Poster for Meeting Rooms
1. Thou Shalt Always Know What Time It Is Meetings and organizations run on time. 2. Thou Shalt Not Forget the Main Reason for Meetings People tend to wander off onto whatever else is on their mind. The natural state of group discussion is to wander with them. Meetings are unnatural and need to be […]
Spare Parts Inventory: An Exercise in Risk Management
In 2 parts Authors: JDL@Maintrainer.com. Phillip Slater — Phill@PhillipSlater.com Part 1 — Risk Management In part 1, we will look at what risk management entails and how it is conducted. In part two, we will direct the question to the risks and management choices faced in managing spare parts. What do your car insurance, creating […]