Maintenance Disrupted

Maintenance Disrupted

Maintenance Disrupted is an original podcast in which Blair Fraser, Quartic.ai co-founder, and former wrench turner, turned technology evangelist and Steven Dobie, born and raised in heavy industry and is known for his ground-up approach for getting projects done, sets out to cut through the noise around the people and technologies fueling reliability and maintenance. Each episode is designed to educate through stories with special guest from technology founders to the technician working on the equipment every day For more reliability information, visit www.maintenancedisrupted.com

Episodes

September 5, 2022 44 mins

On this week’s Maintenance Disrupted podcast, it's Rob Kalwarowsky's keynote from the MAINSTREAM conference in Melbourne, Australia.  Rob talks about asshole bosses, leadership, mental health and what we can do to become the leaders we've always wanted to have.

There are elements that are only seen on video and you can find the recording on YouTube here - https://youtu.be/yu10sb9tEzA

Trigger Warning - this talk addresses menta...

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On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Adam Bandelli returns to the show.  Adam talks about his struggles with mental health, his battle with addiction and how it's put him on his mission to change leadership forever.

We at Elite High Performance specialize in building high-impact leaders who turn their teams into happy high performers that achieve their goals.

A prime example is our client, MiQ who has increased...

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Why Maintenance & Reliability Communications Goes Wrong, and How to Fix it!

In Maintenance and Reliability, communication may be the most important skill set to have, whether talking with production, asking for budget approval, or getting that promotion, yet this skill set is never taught in class or any reliability certification path.

As Maintenance and Reliability leaders, we often need to take complex technical information a...

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This week I'm joined by Suzane Greeman to discuss asset management and why your business processes are holding you back from achieving your reliability goals.

Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the show, please subscribe to Rob's Reliability Project on your favourite podcast platform and share it with your colleagues.  You can also follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn and Facebook and check out robsrelia...

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June 20, 2022 43 mins
How is maintenance perceived in industry? We often struggle with buy-in from our operations and it negatively impacts our ability to do our jobs and continuously improve. Today we are talking about just that with the episode of “Industrial Ego.” http://linkedin.com/in/darrenmcdonnell
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On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Anna Greenwald, the CEO of On the Goga joins the show.  We talk about why happiness is a key performance driver and how employers need to support their people

We at Elite High Performance specialize in building high-impact leaders who turn their teams into happy high performers that achieve their goals.

A prime example is our client, MiQ who has increased their revenue by 35...

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On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Joe Peters, Managing Director at MiQ Digital, joins the show to talk about MiQ's journey with Leadership 2.0 as a client of Elite High Performance.  They have seen incredible results on this journey and the statistics are below.

MiQ's Incredible Results:

  • Leadership 2.0 Delivers Profitable & Engaged Employees:
  • +35% YOY Revenue
  • 83% Employee Engagement (Gallup Repo...
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On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, we are joined by the founder of ReEngineer & Global Improvement Director at Dow, Shadrach Stephens.  We talk about the leadership journey, different elements of leadership and paying it forward.

We at Elite High Performance specialize in building high-impact leaders who turn their teams into happy high performers that achieve their goals.

Visit elitehighperform...

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On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, the World’s Leading Expert on Change Enthusiasm, Cassandra Worthy joins Rob Kalwarowsky & Susan Hobson.  We talk about why change initiatives fail, how to leverage emotions in change and why our fear of change can actually help us grow.

We at Elite High Performance specialize in building high-impact leaders who turn their teams into happy high performers that achieve the...

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On this week's show, Susan Hobson gives a keynote called High Performance Leadership.

For high-performance leadership programs, services, psychological safety assessments, talent optimization tools, burnout prevention programs and more, check out elitehighperformance.com

Connect with Rob Kalwarowsky on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kalwarowsky/

Connect with Susan Hobson on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jump...

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April 18, 2022 52 mins

On this week's The Leadership Launchpad Project, Gary Ryan, author of Disruption Leadership Matters, joins Rob Kalwarowsky and Susan Hobson.  We talk about Leadership 2.0, stories of 2.0 leaders who have led through the pandemic and how we transition from a 1.0 to a 2.0 leader.

For high-performance leadership programs, services, psychological safety assessments, talent optimization tools, burnout prevention programs, speaking ...

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On this bonus episode of The Leadership Launchpad Project, Ryan Chan, the CEO & Founder of UpKeep joins the show.  We talk about having a growth & optimistic mindset, giving back to the community and inspiring our people.

For high-performance leadership programs, services, psychological safety assessments, talent optimization tools, burnout prevention programs, speaking and more, check out elitehighperformance.com reac...

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March 28, 2022 46 mins

We have crazy targets upcoming as we work globally to decarbonize. The changes are coming rapidly, but with rapid change comes challenges. How are we as maintenance people going to be impacted by the transition to the low carbon economy are we ready?


Luisa Da Silva - https://www.linkedin.com/in/luisads/

Iron & Earth - https://www.ironandearth.org/

Climate Career Portal - https://www.climatecareerportal.com/

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When you bring in a new project or process, how do you manage the change? Do you connect with the stake holders? Do you ensure the proper amount of time is taken in the design phase? What is your process?

In this episode I talk with Ronan O'Sullivan on his management of plant and process change and he outlines his steps to ensure a successful project. It does not matter if the project is big or small this methodology can be applied...

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In the Back to the Basics series, we get to the foundational knowledge of a specific technology or methodology in the maintenance and reliability field.  This week we welcome Dr. Karl Hoffower to the show to discuss the fundamentals of Vibration Analysis.  We discuss what is vibration, what applications it is used for, what are the different measurement types as well as what to look for in a sensor.

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Lets talk about onboarding! Onboarding is such an important topic that is rarely covered, and in this episode we dive deep with our three guests. Allyson Hawley, Neil Summers, and Kent Knight. Tune in and find out what good onboarding looks like.

Episode Shout Outs:

Allyson Hawley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/allyson-hawley-9906a494/ 

Kent Knight - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-knight-p-eng-71217b2b/

Neil Summers - https:/...

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We can spend a staggering amount of time, typically between 20-30% of our time identifying and retrieving the right spare parts.  Platinum's solution for Enterprise Part Search allows you to find the right part in seconds instead of minutes, right from your existing systems.

In this episode, we invite Philipp Descovich of Partium.io and James Kovacevic of the Rooted in Reliability podcast to discuss what's wrong with the t...

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In this episode we chat with new podcaster Akshay to talk about some of the missing fundamentals in industry. Join us for this fun conversation where we scratch the surface of KPIs, RCM, FMECA, and a variety of other topics!

Episode Shout Outs:

Akshay Athalye - https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-athalye-cmrp-63555ba3/

Reliability it Matters! - https://accendoreliability.com/series/rim/

Don't forget to check out our sponsor! www.nan...

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For many asset-intensive businesses, conversations about adopting maintenance and reliability-focused AI or Machine Learning solutions are infused with widespread myths, illogical barriers, and a general sense of fear. You have likely overheard a conversation on the topic that ended with: “We aren’t ready for that.”

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In this episode of our back to the basics series we welcome Neil Summers & Lucas Marino to talk about training. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, including how to build a training program, when it is appropriate to provide training, the importance of internal training, and how to value training so it doesn't get cut.

Episode Shout Outs:

Neil Summers - https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-summers-8493b35b/

https://www.electr...

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