Reliability Academy

Articles

Practical writing on Leadership & Culture

The leadership habits and culture that make maintenance and reliability improvement stick.

7 articles found

Article
Leadership & Culture

Why do we reward poor behaviour?

Rewarding overtime heroes fuels reactive culture. Learn why fixing fast isn’t enough, and how to build true reliability instead.

Erik HupjéOct 4, 2023
Article
Leadership & Culture

Unlock leadership support for maintenance

Struggling to get leadership buy-in? Learn how to earn lasting support for maintenance by speaking their language and showing real business value.

Erik HupjéJul 19, 2023
FeaturedArticle
Leadership & Culture15 min

The reliability culture ladder

Climb the Reliability Culture Ladder and transform your team from reactive to proactive through cultural and operational change.

Erik HupjéApr 4, 2023
Article
Leadership & Culture

Information overload in maintenance training

Too much information can overwhelm your team. Learn how to simplify maintenance training so it sticks and leads to real on-the-job improvement.

Erik HupjéSep 15, 2022
Article
Leadership & Culture

Maintenance vs. production

Maintenance and production often clash, but they don’t have to. Learn how to align both teams to reduce downtime and improve plant performance.

Erik HupjéJul 25, 2022
Article
Leadership & Culture

Overtime is E.V.I.L

Overtime hides deeper issues in your maintenance process. Learn why it's not the solution, and how to fix the real problems dragging you down.

Erik HupjéJul 25, 2022
Article
Leadership & Culture

Why do engineers insist on making things complicated?

Discover why engineers often choose complex solutions over simpler ones, and how complexity bias can hurt your reliability improvement efforts.

Erik HupjéMay 23, 2022