Leading maintenance and reliability for the future workforce

The nature of manufacturing maintenance work is changing, at the same time the workforce itself is shifting. While industry faces workforce challenges with hiring, training, and retaining workers, new technologies will also provide more efficient and sustainable ways to work. It’s a delicate balance in fluctuation, and managers are challenged with connecting the pieces that are their skilled workers into an efficient organization. Maintenance leaders face challenges specific to reliability and asset management, but in many cases, people man¬agement and leadership skills are universal, and good leaders know the people-side of the business too. This eHandbook covers how to be a better M&R leader, as well as:

• The nature of human error and how to overcome it
• Why ego is the enemy (and you should get yourself a mentor)
• The skills shortage: how to address it
• The future of M&R: hard and soft skills