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CRISIS CORNER SkillRadio Tune in to tune up Naturally, the genres of the increasingly popular Mainteclose friend, who loves raising children, says when nance Crisis Songs – from bluegrass to hip-hop to operatic you go from having two kids to three kids, it can to even a gospel version, will be available as well. Because be a tough adjustment. However, going from haveveryone is affected by the degradation of maintenance pering three kids to four, or three to five, is an easy transition formance, everyone, regardless of musical taste, needs to be because once you’re in a state of constant chaos, the degree alerted about this critical trend. of change isn’t as noticeable. You just learn to cope and We estimate that more than 70,000 copies of these hang on tight for a fun ride on the roller coaster of parental songs have been downloaded and continue to be played ups and downs. He says it’s an exhilarating way to live. at engineering, workforce and economic development conExhilaration is a powerful elixir. Last month we anferences worldwide. nounced the release of SkillTV. As we were building the More song news: A gourmet version of the Maintenance infrastructure and resources to offer interesting videos, we Crisis Song is on the way. While keynoting decided that interesting audio programs that the PEMAC Canadian Engineering Conferalso shed light on the maintenance crisis can New tools for ence, I met Kathryn McNea, a talented musibe recorded at times and places where video cian who owns a recording studio. She offered is impractical – why not go ahead and release fighting the to develop a French version of the MainteSkillRadio on the Web? Especially since maintenance nance Crisis Song. WQMG radio in Greensboro, N.C., has ofcrisis will be We hope to release it before April 1 so I can fered its station equipment and radio time for posted on share it with the estimated 3,000 attendees us to create podcasts. Many of the worldwide experts we want to www.SkillTV.net. at the upcoming EuroMaintenance Conference in Belgium during my keynote address. feature on SkillTV won’t be able to attend fuCheck www.euromaintenance.org for more ture videotapings. However, we want to make information about this unique event. sure you gain their valuable insights, so SkillRadio will proWe’re in the process of developing a target list of future vide that capacity via recorded telephone interviews. interviews, including one with Richard Florida, best-sellThese new information tools, useful for fighting the ing author of the book, “The Rise of the Creative Class,” maintenance crisis, will be posted on www.SkillTV.net Dr. Edward E. Gordon, author of “The 2010 Meltdown: in a new section titled SkillRadio. So feel free to visit Solving the Impending Jobs Crisis,” and numerous other SkillTV.net and hear our current inventory of SkillRadio talented experts. If you’d like to contribute or have suggesinformation, designed to be informative, yet entertaining. tions, please let me know. We hope to offer chats and live Our inventory of audio content includes: discussions as well. • Several past NPR interviews about the Maintenance I hope you’ve enjoyed the new video on SkillTV where my Crisis, recorded as I strived to alert the world about the immentor, Pete Little, and I performed the roles of grizzled pending skills shortage, are downloadable. maintenance veteran and new, hot-shoe plant manager. See • A career development interview I recorded last year on how to not just roll over when future headcount reductions WQMG about how to get a job and how to get a raise. This are ordered. session offers some powerful approaches and techniques to We hope you find that these tools are valuable. Your help you thrive in a volatile economy. feedback and suggestions for future content are most • DeferredMaintenaXe: This mp3 spoof commercial appreciated. touting the benefits of deferred maintenance has been very popular at industry conferences worldwide, and numerous � engineers have played it to warn top executives about the E-mail Contributing Editor Joel Leonard at dangers of not investing in maintenance resources. leonard.joel@mpactlearning.com. March 2008 www.PLANTSERVICES.com 17 A http://www.SkillTV.net http://www.euromaintenance.org http://www.SkillTV.net http://www.SkillTV.net http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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