2 Min Read IPA Newsletter March 2024 Welcome to the March 2024 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 1 Mar 2024, 06:00 AM
1 Min Read Success Needs a Plan Strategic Planning is vital for organisations as it provides a roadmap for achieving long-term goals Efficiency Works 23 Feb 2024, 06:45 AM
1 Min Read Psychosocial Hazards – Understanding your obligations Psychosocial hazards remain a hot topic within Australian workplaces. Mental Wealth at Work 2 Feb 2024, 07:15 AM
4 Min Read IPA Newsletter December 2023 Welcome to the December 2023 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 1 Dec 2023, 07:00 AM
3 Min Read The Hidden Dangers of Vapes, Cigarettes and Nicotine-Delivering Agents In a world where the allure of modernity often intertwines with health risks TruHealth Solutions 24 Nov 2023, 07:21 AM
2 Min Read Unlocking the Potential of Daily Tiered Meetings At Tier 1 In this blog, we explore daily tiered meetings - focusing on the tier one meeting. TeamAssurance 13 Oct 2023, 07:15 AM
3 Min Read The Tier Meeting Is Not Just for the Frontline The tier meeting enables information and improvement activity TeamAssurance 29 Sep 2023, 07:00 AM
3 Min Read Create An Army of Problem Solvers With A Culture of Learning In order to establish a culture of learning in your organisation TeamAssurance 15 Sep 2023, 07:00 AM
3 Min Read IPA Newsletter September 2023 Welcome to the September 2023 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 5 Sep 2023, 06:15 AM
2 Min Read Unleashing the Power of AI: A Guide to Transforming Your Business In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, few innovations have captured the imagination and potential ... Brainstorm Software 18 Aug 2023, 07:00 AM
2 Min Read Leveraging Digital Twin Technology for Enhanced Asset Management and Engineering Consultancy In today's fast-paced world, technological advancements are transforming the landscape of asset management ... Aerologix 4 Aug 2023, 06:45 AM
2 Min Read Maximising the Impact of Major Projects Nurturing Leadership Amidst Change. Gary Silversides 21 Jul 2023, 07:00 AM
4 Min Read Rethinking Compliance Based Skills Management Rethinking a reliance on compliance based skills management can lead to major gains for staff loyalty, ... TeamAssurance 7 Jul 2023, 07:00 AM
3 Min Read The Power of a Clear Vision from Leaders As a leader, you have the power to drive change and create a culture of TeamAssurance 30 Jun 2023, 07:00 AM
1 Min Read The Benefits of Business Collaboration Business collaboration is becoming increasingly popular Clarified Solutions Services 23 Jun 2023, 07:15 AM
1 Min Read The Benefits of Business Communication Do you want to grow your business but don’t know how? Clarified Solutions Services 16 Jun 2023, 07:00 AM
1 Min Read Over Greasing Bearings Over greasing bearings is a much bigger problem than we realise. Grantham Industrial Lubricants 2 Jun 2023, 06:15 AM
3 Min Read IPA Newsletter June 2023 Welcome to the June 2023 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 1 Jun 2023, 06:45 AM
4 Min Read Leader Standard Work: The Basics Identifying leader standard work and implementing documentation to support accountability is the key to ... TeamAssurance 5 May 2023, 07:00 AM
1 Min Read Free Giveaway - 5 Habits of an Extraordinary Reliability Engineer Hey there, reliability engineers; let me tell you a little about why I wrote my book, "The Five Habits". As ... Peter Horsburgh 31 Mar 2023, 01:00 PM
2 Min Read Different Types Of Leadership Styles: Which One Works Best For You? Leadership Is an essential quality for anyone hoping to make a difference in the world. Clarified Solutions Services 10 Mar 2023, 08:00 AM
3 Min Read IPA Newsletter March 2023 Welcome to the March 2023 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 6 Mar 2023, 07:03 AM
2 Min Read Nine reasons why engine cooling fluid is vital for your car engine A car engine generates a lot of heat as it runs, and if this heat is not properly managed, it can cause ... Grantham Industrial Lubricants 3 Mar 2023, 08:43 AM
1 Min Read Converting Subject Matter Expertise into VALUE You may be an expert in a certain area, but if you don't know how to clearly communicate it in a way that ... Clarified Solutions Services 24 Feb 2023, 08:45 AM
1 Min Read The Magic of Influencing The ability to influence can ignite incredible change in both our personal and professional lives. David Newland 20 Feb 2023, 12:15 PM
1 Min Read Local Council, State and Federal Grants | Business Opportunities Are you a business owner looking for ways to fund your business? Grants from local councils, states, and the ... Clarified Solutions Services 10 Feb 2023, 08:32 AM
2 Min Read Human & Organisational Performance What is Human & Organisational Performance? Human and organizational performance examines the confluence ... Sologic 3 Feb 2023, 07:30 AM
1 Min Read Time for Change! At the start of every year, just as the last cold turkey sandwiches are being consumed David Newland 21 Dec 2022, 11:00 AM
5 Min Read IPA Newsletter December 2022 Welcome to the December 2022 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 1 Dec 2022, 07:06 AM
1 Min Read 8 Ways to Eliminate Waste in Your Business & Supply Chain In this episode at Supply Chain Partners TV & Podcast, Robert Briffa, the Business Manager at Efficiency ... Efficiency Works 29 Nov 2022, 11:02 AM
2 Min Read Find The Time You’ve Been Searching For Are you struggling finding time to work on achieving your business goals? Tony Meredith Coaching 22 Nov 2022, 11:02 AM
3 Min Read Lessons in Metaverse Standards and Why We’ve Been Here Before (sort of)..... It’s no surprise that the metaverse would look to have its own standards but the biggest thing ... Snobal 4 Oct 2022, 07:15 AM
5 Min Read Who Holds the Keys? I came across a fascinating article that showed a pyramid hierarchy and how data flows up through various ... Realise Potential 23 Sep 2022, 11:45 AM
2 Min Read Psychology of Avatars in Enterprise Metaverse Research suggests people alter behaviours based on assumptions about the appearance of their avatars, so what ... Snobal 20 Sep 2022, 06:45 AM
3 Min Read Same Shit, Different Address Over the decades I've been in manufacturing, I've come to notice that most businesses think their problems ... Realise Potential 16 Sep 2022, 12:15 PM
2 Min Read Considering the Virtual in the Fit for Future workplace As organisations seek to land on a suitable workplace model for their business, assessing the place and ... Snobal 13 Sep 2022, 02:20 PM
3 Min Read Do you Really Know? In, Episode 11, I explained how the Law of Diffusion of Innovation can be a barrier to manufacturing ... Realise Potential 9 Sep 2022, 12:00 PM
4 Min Read Setting Expectations: What Does a Good Day Look Like? We discuss why clearly setting expectations and objectives is critical to engaging teams, boosting employee ... TeamAssurance 5 Sep 2022, 06:45 AM
3 Min Read Gaining Competitive Advantage using industry 4.0 A little while ago, I was on a live webinar with Simon Sinek, you know, the "Start With Why" guy. I'm a fan ... Realise Potential 2 Sep 2022, 11:45 AM
3 Min Read IPA Newsletter September 2022 Welcome to the September 2022 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 1 Sep 2022, 06:45 AM
2 Min Read Planning for the workforce of the future The future workforce will be vastly different to what we have been accustomed to and will challenge ... Synergy People 29 Aug 2022, 06:45 AM
3 Min Read Don't Sit on the Fence Imagine going back to 1870 when the second Industrial Revolution, Industry 2.0, kicked off, marked by the ... Realise Potential 26 Aug 2022, 11:45 AM
3 Min Read With increasing production challenges, Australian manufacturers need to innovate to compete After seemingly overcoming the worst of COVID-19’s impact on production, I’m sure you will agree that the ... ARM Hub 22 Aug 2022, 06:45 AM
3 Min Read Why you might not be improving your OEE OEE stands for Overall Equipment Effectiveness and I'm often engaged in conversations with manufacturing ... Realise Potential 19 Aug 2022, 11:45 AM
4 Min Read Rear View Mirror As a manufacturer, if you're not familiar with the concept of LEAD measures, let me share with you why ... Realise Potential 12 Aug 2022, 11:45 AM
2 Min Read How to establish a clear asset management strategy and objectives A well-defined asset management strategy is critical for any business. This article aims to help you ... Industry Partners Australia 9 Aug 2022, 07:00 AM
3 Min Read The Secret Sauce of Industry 4.0 I'm often asked how best to implement Industry 4.0, when really it's more a combination and application of ... Realise Potential 5 Aug 2022, 11:42 AM
2 Min Read How the current labour shortage in Australia is affecting businesses There is no doubt that the current global pandemic has had a significant impact on Australian businesses. Industry Partners Australia 2 Aug 2022, 06:45 AM
3 Min Read It Ain’t About The Platform! As a manufacturer, if you take a look around the internet, you'll see all manner of software platforms ... Realise Potential 29 Jul 2022, 11:45 AM
2 Min Read Taking Lubrication to the Next Level Ultrasound-Assisted Remote Bearing Monitoring & Lubrication. Ultra-Tek 25 Jul 2022, 11:45 AM
3 Min Read Why some manufacturers are getting stuck at Industry 3.0 When it comes to Industry 4.0 there are a lot of manufacturers stuck at Industry 3.0, simply because they ... Realise Potential 22 Jul 2022, 12:00 PM
3 Min Read Technology Debt Have you heard of the term ‘Technology Debt’ and how it applies to manufacturing automation? Realise Potential 15 Jul 2022, 07:20 AM
3 Min Read Ticking Time Bombs! Unless you know, and you're already doing something about it, there's a good chance that you don't know as a ... Realise Potential 8 Jul 2022, 12:00 PM
2 Min Read People, Process & Systems Why do some system implementations fail? Was there something missing from these projects? Is there a secret ... Realise Potential 1 Jul 2022, 11:45 AM
2 Min Read Shifting from Manual to Wireless Sensor Data Collection Technology-Focused Strategies for Optimizing Asset Maintenance I-care Reliability Australia 27 Jun 2022, 12:00 PM
1 Min Read Sharpen the Saw Is now a good time for manufacturers to think about continuous improvement? Realise Potential 24 Jun 2022, 06:45 AM
2 Min Read Why do certain Infrared inspections need to be carried out at night? Certain machinery inspections should not be carried out during daylight hours for accuracy reasons. Infrared Inspections and Technologies 20 Jun 2022, 11:45 AM
2 Min Read Understand Why Asset Management is Important for Industry Success Asset management is the process of selecting, acquiring, maintaining, and disposing of assets to maximise ... Industry Partners Australia 13 Jun 2022, 12:00 PM
3 Min Read Is Your Organisation Ready to Move to Industry 4.0? Moving to Industry 4.0 — Is Your Organization Ready? I-care Reliability Australia 9 Jun 2022, 11:45 AM
4 Min Read IPA Newsletter June 2022 Welcome to the June 2022 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 7 Jun 2022, 07:03 AM
1 Min Read Communication is the foundation of leadership Solutions begin with a conversation. But equally; ideas, relationships, understanding, trust etc start with a ... Les Wingham 31 May 2022, 11:28 AM
1 Min Read What is the Best Way to Remove Water from Large Oil Systems? Rafe sits down with Peter Dufresne – Executive Vice President at EPT Clean Oil to discuss all things ... Rafe Britton 27 May 2022, 08:00 AM
2 Min Read Personal Change & Strategy Deployment It has been well documented that many business projects and strategies never reach their full potential for a ... Gary Silversides 18 May 2022, 11:45 AM
4 Min Read IPA Newsletter March 2022 Welcome to the March 2022 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 1 Mar 2022, 07:09 AM
1 Min Read Strategy Development Industry Partners Australia is a relatively small business with big ideas for the future! Gary Silversides 16 Feb 2022, 11:00 AM
5 Min Read IPA Newsletter December 2021 Welcome to the December 2021 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 1 Dec 2021, 07:00 AM
1 Min Read How I leave my emotional baggage at the door The old saying 'practice what you preach' is easy to throw around when it suits you, but it's not so easy to ... Hannah Watts 25 Nov 2021, 07:00 AM
1 Min Read Reading & Self-Development In the modern world, there are an unbelievable amount of self-development books available to us in many ... Gary Silversides 15 Nov 2021, 12:00 PM
2 Min Read The importance of knowing yourself and your team I started working for Industry Partners Australia in my late 20's, and I was confident that I knew who I was ... Hannah Watts 27 Oct 2021, 07:00 AM
2 Min Read Leadership – The Second Discipline Over the years, we have continued to develop and shape our Evolve2 Leadership Program. Gary Silversides 22 Oct 2021, 12:00 PM
4 Min Read Proactive Problem Solving for the Modern Organisation Most companies aren't run much differently than they would have been 50 years ago. Efficiency Works 23 Sep 2021, 11:45 AM
1 Min Read My ideas on creating a motivational workspace Whether you work in an office environment or from home, there is nothing worse than having a workspace that ... Hannah Watts 16 Sep 2021, 11:45 AM
1 Min Read Leadership - The Sixth Discipline Over the years, we have continued to develop and shape our Evolve2 Leadership Program Gary Silversides 7 Sep 2021, 11:30 AM
1 Min Read Calling Out Bias in Problem-Solving What are Cognitive Biases? Cognitive biases (heuristics) make a lot of sense. David Newland 3 Sep 2021, 11:15 AM
3 Min Read IPA Newsletter September 2021 Edition Welcome to the September 2021 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 2 Sep 2021, 07:12 AM
2 Min Read Simple Steps to Improve Your Working From Home Setup With more aches and pains than I care to admit to at my age, I did what we all do when we need answers to ... Hannah Watts 26 Aug 2021, 11:00 AM
2 Min Read Juggling Work-Life Balance With all the technology available to us at our fingertips, I like to think that anyone can achieve the ... Hannah Watts 11 Aug 2021, 11:00 AM
1 Min Read Leadership Lockdown! We are all very familiar with the term “lockdown” right now, aren’t we? Gary Silversides 27 Jul 2021, 07:33 AM
1 Min Read Your Why Can Change I moved away from corporate in February 2012 to start a new career in helping Australian businesses Gary Silversides 15 Jun 2021, 11:00 AM
1 Min Read 2021 NSW Maintenance & Reliability Leadership Retreat Overview Industry Partners Australia is a community of industry professionals who learn from each other and our expert ... Les Wingham 11 Jun 2021, 08:00 AM
1 Min Read Driven to distraction! One of the biggest issues we have in our working lives is that we just don’t seem to have enough time ... David Newland 8 Jun 2021, 11:00 AM
3 Min Read IPA Newsletter June 2021 Edition Welcome to the June 2021 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 4 Jun 2021, 08:00 AM
1 Min Read The Power of the Asset Lifecycle Curve! For those of us who inhabit the world of reliability, the “P-F” curve is a familiar concept and identifies ... David Newland 19 Apr 2021, 12:00 PM
1 Min Read Developing Your Pitch Just over 12 months ago, we decided to break away from our old brand SIRF Roundtables. Gary Silversides 15 Apr 2021, 10:11 AM
2 Min Read Don't Throw Away That Envelope! It’s a fact that we don’t get so many letters these days. David Newland 8 Apr 2021, 10:25 AM
1 Min Read Rebranding - Our Story Just over 12 months ago, we decided to break away from our old brand 'SIRF Roundtables'. Gary Silversides 30 Mar 2021, 10:45 AM
1 Min Read Being A Boss And Not A Leader Is Useful At Times I was recently reading an article about the differences between a Boss and a Leader Gary Silversides 9 Mar 2021, 11:00 AM
2 Min Read IPA Newsletter March 2021 Edition Welcome to the March 2021 edition of the Industry Partners Australia newsletter. Lana May 5 Mar 2021, 08:15 AM
5 Min Read How slow can you go with Ultrasound Observations on a slow speed bearing survey. Grantham Industrial Lubricants 3 Mar 2021, 11:00 AM
2 Min Read My Door is always Open! How many of you have heard your boss say that? How many of you have said it yourself? David Newland 22 Feb 2021, 07:00 AM
1 Min Read Why Dogs Make Great Leaders! In late 2019 I went out to buy a turtle and returned with a small Cavoodle puppy named Gus. David Newland 12 Feb 2021, 11:00 AM
1 Min Read Are you feeling the burden of leadership already? Many of us dream of becoming a leader with the high salary, recognition, and the power to make change and ... Gary Silversides 2 Feb 2021, 12:54 PM
1 Min Read ERP Systems - Still Necessary but not Sufficient Many businesses choose to upgrade or change their ERP systems. Prophit Systems 12 Jan 2021, 11:30 AM
2 Min Read AlertMeter – Managing Impairment in the workplace Alertness and impairment data from traditional lagging indicators like drug testing and employee screening Drug Safe Workplaces 21 Dec 2020, 02:48 PM
3 Min Read Applying Business Architecture to your ISO55001 Transformation Shortcuts to Glory I realise that “ISO55001” and “Business Architecture” can be considered heavy concepts. Asset Performance Solutions 16 Dec 2020, 11:08 AM
1 Min Read Ikigai – The Secret to a Long and Happy Life Every now and then and idea comes across your path that compels you to dig deeper. I am very glad I did. David Newland 9 Dec 2020, 02:45 PM
3 Min Read The Forging of an Effective Team “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” Henry Ford. Les Wingham 3 Dec 2020, 07:45 AM
Quarterly Newsletter Check out what IPA has been up to over the last quarter. Lana May 2 Dec 2020, 08:08 AM
1 Min Read What is the problem...with your Continuous Improvement? It is easy to get excited about how continuous improvement tools (Lean Six Sigma) Efficiency Works 30 Nov 2020, 10:52 AM
1 Min Read Top 20 skills employers need – Not another list! This morning I set out to research the Top 10 skills employers needed in 2020. David Newland 26 Nov 2020, 09:42 AM
1 Min Read A Glitch in the Matrix Over the past ten years I have had the good fortune to visit over 150 different workplaces. David Newland 23 Nov 2020, 07:45 AM
1 Min Read Process Improvement - Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets Put simply, Process improvement (PI) involves the business practice of identifying, analysing, and improving ... David Newland 16 Nov 2020, 12:47 PM
2 Min Read Extending the Life of Aging Assets The right maintenance strategy is performing the right task at the right time. Gary Silversides 11 Nov 2020, 03:40 PM
1 Min Read Select Frontline Leaders with the Safety Gene Most organisations have policies, metrics, and values around the safety of their employees and people John Smith 5 Nov 2020, 11:43 AM
1 Min Read Will Supply Chains Change Forever? COVID-19 has forced many countries and organisations, to rethink and transform their global supply chain ... Gary Silversides 28 Oct 2020, 07:27 AM
2 Min Read 7 Ways to Improve The Impact of Your Lean Initiative (Part 7) PART 7: Leverage the mutual interdependence of Systems Thinking and Lean (Michael Ballé 2009) Efficiency Works 20 May 2020, 03:49 PM
1 Min Read 7 Ways to Improve The Impact of Your Lean Initiative (Part 6) PART 6: Focus on “rapid learning cycles” * using A3 Thinking (and PDCA) Efficiency Works 29 Apr 2020, 02:43 PM
3 Min Read Your ISO55000 “101”: an Intro for Asset Managers The Asset Management Council of Australia defines Asset Management (AM) as Asset Performance Solutions 23 Apr 2020, 07:59 AM
4 Min Read Managing Remotely: 10 Tips Working from home is one of the consequences of the current crisis Winners at Work 6 Apr 2020, 09:01 AM
5 Min Read How a Lean Daily Management System boosts productivity A Lean Daily Management System is critical for industries like manufacturing, healthcare, big box retail, ... TeamAssurance 2 Apr 2020, 11:18 AM
Free Webinar Getting Maintenance Done When Production Can't Stop Your Maintenance Coach 24 Mar 2020, 12:00 PM
1 Min Read 7 Ways to Improve The Impact of Your Lean Initiative (Part 5) PART 5: Value Stream Mapping to work on real bottlenecks and constraints. Efficiency Works 18 Mar 2020, 02:33 PM
3 Min Read 4 Failsafe Tips That Will Help you to Win Budget Approval No matter what industry you’re in, or the size of the budget Asset Performance Solutions 6 Mar 2020, 11:07 AM
2 Min Read IPA Autumn Newsletter Welcome to the Autumn edition of the IPA Newsletter. Lana May 5 Mar 2020, 10:13 AM
2 Min Read 7 Ways to Improve The Impact of Your Lean Initiative | Leader Standard Work PART 4: Leader Standard Work Efficiency Works 19 Feb 2020, 02:12 PM
1 Min Read Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants With a continued global focus on environmentally friendly products Grantham Industrial Lubricants 14 Feb 2020, 02:56 PM
2 Min Read A Case of Inappropriate Drug Testing An employee who worked in a pathology laboratory lodged a claim of unfair dismissal Drug Safe Workplaces 4 Feb 2020, 12:27 PM
2 Min Read 7 Ways to Improve The Impact of Your Lean Initiative (Part 3) PART 3: Understand the important role of leadership Efficiency Works 22 Jan 2020, 01:09 PM
1 Min Read Resolving the cost and pressures of staff turnover Reactive recruitment isn’t ideal, but it’s an unavoidable reality Asset Performance Solutions 20 Jan 2020, 02:32 PM
3 Min Read AI – the brave new future? I recently attended the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association (RCSA) Conference Carroll Consulting 17 Jan 2020, 01:01 PM
2 Min Read Improving Patient Care with a Daily Operating System West Gippsland Healthcare Group (WGHG) are using TeamAssurance to clearly visualize performance on any given ... TeamAssurance 15 Jan 2020, 03:08 PM
3 Min Read The Business Case for Industrial IoT For over five decades, industrial sensors and actuators have been instrumental in the evolution MOVUS 6 Jan 2020, 01:00 PM
2 Min Read 7 Ways to Improve The Impact of Your Lean Initiative (Part 2) PART 2: Begin with the end in mind.....and connect the vision with daily management Efficiency Works 18 Dec 2019, 12:05 PM
3 Min Read Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Alcohol at Social Functions With the Christmas event season upon us, we’d like to take this opportunity to remind you that employers need ... Drug Safe Workplaces 11 Dec 2019, 07:32 AM
1 Min Read How personal should we get about maintenance? Most maintenance professionals have a good understanding of Equipment Maintenance. DC Automation 9 Dec 2019, 02:06 PM
3 Min Read 7 Mistakes Employers Make When Testing for Alcohol and Drugs Having a workplace drug-testing program fosters a healthy work environment Drug Safe Workplaces 3 Dec 2019, 12:19 PM
3 Min Read IPA Summer Newsletter Welcome to the Summer edition of the IPA Newsletter Lana May 2 Dec 2019, 01:00 PM
1 Min Read 7 Ways to Improve The Impact of Your Lean Initiative (Part 1) PART 1: Steering Group to guide and monitor Efficiency Works 27 Nov 2019, 11:41 AM
5 Min Read Infrared Training for Condition Monitoring As a trainer, I am fortunate enoughto work with people from all industries and walks of life. Advanced Infrared Resources Auatralia 25 Nov 2019, 08:36 AM
2 Min Read How important is the money? Sometimes money becomes the centrepiece in the final stages of recruitment. Carroll Consulting 20 Nov 2019, 01:34 PM
5 Min Read Thermography in Mining Jeff Erichson from the Australian Professional Thermography Association Advanced Infrared Resources Auatralia 6 Nov 2019, 07:30 AM
2 Min Read The 8 Characteristics of High Performance Teams We've all experienced, or at least witnessed, Winners at Work 4 Nov 2019, 01:23 PM
3 Min Read A Sustainable Continuous Improvement Process Hands up if you’ve experienced Continuous Improvement frameworks that wither away and die. TeamAssurance 31 Oct 2019, 12:14 PM
3 Min Read Practical Steps to Getting your Baseline Right: the CMMS The Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Asset Performance Solutions 29 Oct 2019, 12:09 PM
2 Min Read How to ensure you have a compliant Drug and Alcohol Policy in place It would be accurate to say that most business’s do not have Drug Safe Workplaces 25 Oct 2019, 02:31 PM
3 Min Read Death of the salesperson? Are we lazy, too busy or just deskilling ourselves? Carroll Consulting 15 Oct 2019, 10:08 AM
1 Min Read A Positive Outcome from a non-negative Drug Test result. Evidence that a non-negative result is not always bad! Drug Safe Workplaces 10 Oct 2019, 01:41 PM
2 Min Read Why do we need a Drug-Safe Workplace? “If we drug tested our workers, we would lose half our workforce!” Drug Safe Workplaces 24 Sep 2019, 01:15 PM
2 Min Read 3 MUST HAVE Maintenance KPIs What KPIs are you using? Your Maintenance Coach 18 Sep 2019, 10:22 AM
2 Min Read Robotic Palletising Benefits and Line Improvements Palletising in any manufacturing plant presents many operational challenges SCOTT Automation 10 Sep 2019, 05:10 PM
1 Min Read System Project Failures Unfortunately, I’ve heard some epic system implementation failure stories Prophit Systems 27 Aug 2019, 09:28 AM
1 Min Read Qualities that Define a Good Leader I’m always happy to pass on great info...and this is great info! Shape Consulting 21 Aug 2019, 11:07 AM
4 Min Read Basic Fatigue Management (or BFM) Accreditation Chain of Responsibility (or CoR) is inherently a complicated set of rules MAEZ 14 Aug 2019, 11:07 AM
4 Min Read The Four Domains of Safety Leadership Do you embody the four key leadership skills for safety excellence? Caterpillar Safety Services 9 Aug 2019, 07:03 AM
1 Min Read Industry Partners Australia Launch Last night was our official launch of Industry Partners Australia. Lana May 31 Jul 2019, 03:37 PM
4 Min Read 13 Crazy Alcohol-Related Workplace Incidents You probably already know that alcohol is arguably more dangerous than hard drugs – because unlike hard ... Drug Safe Workplaces 26 Jul 2019, 07:41 AM
2 Min Read Fatigue Management - Are You Breaking The Law? So we all get tired and I hope you don’t get tired when reading my blog posts! MAEZ 22 Jul 2019, 11:07 AM
1 Min Read Exception Based Business Reporting As an organisation matures, greater control over a growing number of metrics becomes critical to your success. Asset Performance Solutions 18 Jul 2019, 11:07 AM
1 Min Read Leadership Success Secrets I’m always on the hunt for relevant info and I loved this! Shape Consulting 15 Jul 2019, 11:07 AM
2 Min Read Can a Worker be Sacked for Using Legal Non-prescription Drugs? The short answer is, yes. Drug Safe Workplaces 12 Jul 2019, 03:45 PM
2 Min Read The Unforeseen Benefits of Adding Robots in the Workplace Automation & Robotics are becoming common in the manufacturing plant industry, with general industry and ... SCOTT Automation 5 Jul 2019, 01:46 PM
3 Min Read Is it about the experience? There is an old adage ‘it is not what you say to people it is how you make them feel’ Carroll Consulting 2 Jul 2019, 11:22 AM
1 Min Read The Impact of Automation on Manufacturing Automation and robotics are here, just like steam power in the 1780s, electricity in the 1870s, and computing ... SCOTT Automation 27 Jun 2019, 01:24 PM
Build Quality from the Supply Chain over Quantity By delivering quality this changes the dynamic between supply and maintenance/operations Vueterra 25 Jun 2019, 03:36 PM
3 Min Read "Who have you got on your books?" Finding the right employee I am often approached by clients looking for a quick solution to a resourcing problem. Carroll Consulting 19 Jun 2019, 03:43 PM
3 Min Read 5 Advantages of Condition-Based Monitoring Many maintenance staff in process industries have stressful jobs. MOVUS 5 Jun 2019, 10:47 AM
3 Min Read Top 3 IOT Business Benefits Every day there are new predictions about how the internet of things (IOT) will connect 20 Billion, 30 ... MOVUS 30 May 2019, 10:46 AM
3 Min Read Human Spirit and Work Performance Human spirit and work is concerned with the immersion of one’s human spirit in their vocation. Sustaining an ... Winners at Work 21 May 2019, 02:00 PM
3 Min Read Is CoR a pain for you? Here’s 5 quick CoR tips to help you today Chain of Responsibility is fast becoming the next ‘Work Place Health and Safety’. It’s daunting, new and ... MAEZ 15 May 2019, 10:00 AM
2 Min Read A purposeful team...7 features of a high performance team! At Shape Consulting our purpose is to help our clients realise their potential through making incremental and ... Shape Consulting 8 May 2019, 11:00 AM
3 Min Read 8 Problems with Performance Reviews I surveyed 1,400 HR managers in Australia, New Zealand and South-east Asia and the results confirmed to me ... Winners at Work 7 May 2019, 11:00 AM
1 Min Read The HR Problems 8 out of 10 Businesses are up against A survey held by the Association for Talent Development that looked to discover what executives thought were ... Leadership HQ 25 Apr 2019, 02:00 PM
1 Min Read Want to Become a Smart Factory? (Part 2) If you read Part 1 then this article expands on a real-life example as to WHY you need to ensure the ... Realise Potential 23 Apr 2019, 11:00 AM
2 Min Read Want to Become a Smart Factory? (Part 1) If you're a manufacturer and you want to become a smart factory, there's a few things you MUST do if you're ... Realise Potential 15 Apr 2019, 11:00 AM
2 Min Read The 7 Laws of Leadership I have put together these laws (when I say ‘laws’, I mean more like guidelines) for any leader who is looking ... Leadership HQ 11 Apr 2019, 02:00 PM
2 Min Read How do we achieve the Strategic Plan? Often organisations spend valuable time and money on reviewing their problems, then another review and ... Asset Performance Solutions 9 Apr 2019, 02:00 PM
3 Min Read Managing Risk or Assessing Risk, Do You Know The Difference? Did you ever notice that there was a difference between risk management and risk assessment? MAEZ 27 Mar 2019, 11:00 AM
3 Min Read Recruitment - Filtering vs selecting. Does the difference matter? The ability to select the right person for an organisation is one of the most prized skills of leaders – ... Carroll Consulting 12 Mar 2019, 03:00 PM
3 Min Read Why do Business Improvement teams often struggle to get results? As an organisation whose core services revolve around Lean and Continuous Improvement, Efficiency Works ... Efficiency Works 5 Mar 2019, 01:00 PM
3 Min Read Healthy Team Culture Drive Greater Value We’ve all heard the saying that people don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Carroll Consulting 26 Feb 2019, 11:00 AM
2 Min Read What are Gemba Walks and why they should become Standard Work? The Gemba Walk is a walk through the value creating (or destroying) processes of your business. Efficiency Works 19 Feb 2019, 11:00 AM
1 Min Read The Power Of Networking Industry Partners Australia (previously SIRF Roundtables QLD & NSW) provides an opportunity for ... Gary Silversides 25 Oct 2018, 02:39 PM
2 Min Read Traits of a Great Change Leader With so many companies looking to a make change in their culture, or general business aspects; we look to our ... Gary Silversides 25 Jul 2017, 02:48 PM
1 Min Read Do you have enough time? These are common statements I hear from people all the time. Gary Silversides 20 Jul 2017, 02:49 PM
Courage - The real key to leadership Courage for me is one the most understated traits of great leaders; we liberally discuss many other areas of ... Gary Silversides 18 Jul 2017, 02:44 PM