5 Myths About the Maintenance Profession -- and How to Bust Them

5 Myths About the Maintenance Profession -- and How to Bust Them

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In this session, attendees will learn about the biggest myths that surround the maintenance function -- and how these stereotypes can be converted into opportunities to demonstrate the value of the MRO team to senior management. Presented in tag-team style by two industry experts, this presentation will list some of the common misperceptions experienced by maintenance executives and offer surefire strategies to challenge -- and change -- the meaning behind the maintenance professional label.Just a reminder that this one's scheduled for Wednesday, March 17 at 10:00 - 10:50 a.m

Details at http://www.nfmt.com/

Solutions are on the Horizon

Recently, Joel Leonard had the opportunity to speak at the WSSHE Conference to dozens of the facilities managers in Washington state in area hospitals. In addition to being able to absorb beautiful vistas of Yakima Valley, Leonard was able to share and brainstorm solutions to the Maintenance Crisis.

Fostering Greatness- Support Welding School Scholarships

We just discovered that a family is dealing with a loss of a child in a very profound way. Chris Ilcin and wife will be hosting a series of fund raisers to raise scholarship funding to allow foster kids to attend Lincoln Welding to honor their son who passed last year.

Here at SkillTV we want to honor their efforts to FixIT Forward by sharing details below: http://www.tcspromise.org/tcspromise/Default.aspx

What does the future hold for the Maintenance and Reliability Profession?

What will the future bring to the maintenance industry? As of now it is cloudy, but can you help us clarify the future?

What do you think will be some of the advances, technologies and approaches that tomorrow's pros will be using to avoid and repair failures?

Halleluah, a congregation

Maintenance Evangelist, Joel Leonard was delighted to learn that his session at Facilities Decision was the largest session of Vegas event. Joel will be attending AFE Facilities America Conference October 29th, AEE World Engineering Energy Congress in DC November 4th in the coming weeks.

If you want to join Joel for a taping of SkillTV contact him at Joel@SkillTV.net.

Fighting the Maintenance Crisis at Vegas Facilities Decisions

Over 200 engineers and facilities leaders attended Joel Leonard's session at Facilities Decisions Conference on how to Fight the Maintenance Crisis in Las Vegas in September of 2009. Numerous resources cheered Joel on and accepted the invitation to join the fight.

Popping the stereotypes

After delivering the presentation on Fighting the Maintenance Crisis at the Washington State Society for Healtcare Engineers, Joel Leonard was presented this gift that although would have been fun to play with, he realized that TSA would probably confiscate at the Airport. This event was great at shooting down stereotypes and misperceptions of the maintenance and facilities engineering function that inhibit performance.