Plant Services - October 2007 - (Page 76)

Save SaveThousands in Compressed Air Waste. ULTRASOUND ADVICE Go Green. Now is the perfect time to protect the environment while saving signiﬁcant production dollars annually. Poorly maintained compressed air systems cost companies billions in energy waste. With Ultrasound Condition Monitoring, learn how you can immediately begin to save thousands while gaining buyers respect and support. Certainly, conflict of some type is a daily occurrence in most business operations, but what these women engaged in doesn’t even rise to the level of pre-pubescent playground altercations. Francie Dalton Dalton Alliances Inc. (410) 715-0484 fmdalton@daltonalliances.com An academician says: Join UE Systems at Ultrasound World IV! January 27-30, 2008 Clearwater Beach, Florida Learn how ultrasound condition monitoring can help reduce energy waste. ADVANCED ULTRASONIC TECHNOLOGY ° CERTIFIED TRAINING COURSES ° FIRST-CLASS SERVICE & SUPPORT Log onto UESOUNDADVICE.COM for more info and recieve a FREE sample pack of compressed air leak tags! First, I’d get rid of Acme’s training program. It doesn’t make sense. Nadir employees should get the same introduction to Acme as do new Acme employees. This should include a heavy dose of the Employee Manual and what behavior is acceptable and what isn’t. Plus a heavy dose of Acme’s values, because values are the basis of the organization’s culture. And if Acme has any special programs, they, too, should be included. For example, I recently worked with a company that was big on Six Sigma, and the employees in a company they acquired received Six Sigma training in addition to the orientation training. Effective organization cultures are planned, they don’t just happen. Company values are the key. And most value statements cover the behaviors that appeared in the training session (usually in a phrase that talks about “treating everyone with respect and dignity”). For many companies, examples being GE and J&J, the company values are part of the annual appraisal. Managers and employees who don’t “walk the talk” are counseled to find work elsewhere. And there’s ample evidence to demonstrate that “strong culture” companies have better financial results than those with weak cultures. So, if Acme doesn’t have a strong values statement, and doesn’t have a strong employee manual, then it should get one quickly. There’s the question whether employees should receive psychological evaluations before being hired. We do it regularly with certain jobs, police for example. But it’s not used in most jobs because testing is too expensive and usually has a poor cost/benefit ratio. However, most good HR people can spot a problem candidate quickly. For example, one good indicator is the applicant’s employment record. Did the person bounce around from job to job? That’s a red flag and probably indicates this isn’t someone to hire. Or, one can do a quick check of criminal record quickly and inexpensively. Professor Homer H. Johnson, Ph.D. Loyola University Chicago (312) 915-6682 hjohnso@luc.edu 76 www.PLANTSERVICES.com October 2007 http://www.UESOUNDADVICE.COM http://www.UESOUNDADVICE.COM http://www.sulmac-deway.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Plant Services - October 2007

Plant Services - October 2007 Contents Monetize It Letters Step into the Blogosphere What it Takes to be a Leader Up and Running Crisis Corner What Works From the Summit Treat Them Right Access Control Out of the Woods Show Me, Don't Guess Condition Assessment Made Easy The Air Above the Floor Power to the Prime Movers In the Trenches Illuminating Maintenance

Plant Services - October 2007

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.