Opting Out Is Not A Protest,
And Does Not Make Any Point At All,
No One Notices, No One Cares.
Vote!
That is how you are heard, every vote cast is counted, the people who actually had no say, are the ones who chose not to Vote.
Vote, it's your Right, it's your democratic Privilege.
Vote, or Forever Hold Your Peace.
#justsaying
The Right Tool For The Job
The Right Tool For The Job
In the battle over "what is the right Process approach to Turnaround"
Remember that a Process is a Tool.
You can cut Drywall with an Axe... but you will be taking a lot longer time, to produce really poor work. (Like when your turnaround runs $50MM over)
The Turnaround Process Is The Correct Tool For Turnaround Success
and that's just the simple facts! ๐
#ExecutionExcellence
Well Canada, We Have An Election!
But keep in mind, change does not make itself,
to make things happen we must embrace change.
One massive change I hope to see is a change toward voters who care enough to vote!
Let's see a 90%+ Voter Turnout, talk is cheap,
Walk through the portal of change,
Change Yourself into a participating voter.
#election2025 #democracy #change
The Trouble With Consultants
The Trouble With Consultants
Are you using consultants and advisors in ways that generate the highest ROI?
Your Advando Americas Inc Senior Advisor is a very experienced set of Cold Eyes... eyes that have seen it all, with ears that have heard it all -- and most importantly, absolutely no stake in the Corporate pond.
You want to understand what is really going on, but there is just no way as a Senior Leader that you can devote the necessary time yourself, and you are not naive, you recognise that every report from inside is biased to the particular Team reporting.
Reach out, We Can Help!
#ManagementExcellence #LeadershipExcellence
Dirty Little Secrets
Turnaround As A Metaphor
This is a reboot of a video I produced to talk about a specific challenge to Turnaround Success, that the majority of people "choose" to look away from.
Today I offer it as a Metaphor that relates very well to the current political turmoil in the Americas. (All participants are equally guilty.)
"Dirty Little Secrets"
#executionexcellence #operationalexcellence #governance
(man I so miss that dog)
The Wicked Challenge.
Do underestimate the challenge of Turnaround, and Luck has nothing to do with it.
#ExecutionExcellence #OperationalExcellence
The Trouble With Your Turnaround Plan To Plan
#OperationalExcellence #ExecutionExcellence
The Trouble With Turnarounds
(New look)
The Trouble With Lessons Learned -- Part 3
#people #methodology #technology
The Trouble With Lessons Learned
Part 2 -- Failure to Learn
#people #methodology #technology
Beauty winter's day for a walk,
Pondering, The Trouble With Lessons Learned.
#people #methodology #technology
The Trouble With Scope Control -- Part 3
Scope Challenge
#OperationalExcellence #ExecutionExcellence
The Trouble With Scope Control -- Part 2
The Turnaround Premise
#people #methodology #technology
The Trouble With Scope Control
#operationalexcellence #executionexcellence
The Trouble With Readiness Reviews
Part 2 -- Pursuit of the Why
#OperationalExcellence #ExecutionExcellence
The Trouble With Readiness Reviews
Trust, but verify, and correct deficiencies.
Continuous development vs Spot check
#OperationalExcellence #ExecutionExcellence
Nobody Moves, Nobody Get's Hurt.
Facility operations winter operations mantra.
The Hot Topic To End The Year Is...
Unicorns!
Thank you to Michael Woudenberg for the thought leadership on this matter.
My thoughts specific to Turnaround to add to Michael's discussion.
"The Thing About Unicorns is..."
aka -- We ain't so special as we think we are...
It cost a considerable fortune to put in place.
But it is not creating value,
Because it is not magic.
You have to do the work to make it work.
Capitalization and Capital Work
Don't get drawn into the make-believe.
Capitalization is about Accounting,
It absolutely has Zero to do with who does the work.
#ExecutionExcellence #OperationalExcellence
Found Work
Love it or hate it, we still have to deal with it.
Here's some Tips.
#ExecutionExcellence #OperationalExcellence
Just home from the CI Shutdowns Turnarounds Superconference.
What a terrific week we had!
Many opportunities to remind me why I produced the "Tales From The Turnaround Series" of Videos here on LinkedIn
Let's do a "Flashback" Saturday...
Tales From The Turnaround -- Greatest Hits compilation
2025 Turnaround Budget Requirements
#generalknowledge #ExecutionExcellence #OperationalExcellence
Service Providers 9
Pro Goat Rodeo Wrangler
not #operationalexcellence not #executionexcellence
#generationalknowledge
#wingandaprayer
Advando CEO Arjen Elderson at WPC 24 in Calgary, Alberta,
pitching our TACS Framework offering.
You don't want, yet another, Turnaround Support Provider pitching, yet another, TA Process.
What you would like, if only someone would listen, is a packaged digital delivery tool that is built from "YOUR" Process!
We Are Listening.
#operationalexcellence #executionexcellence
#people #methodology #technology
Today I'm reflecting on a piece of Wisdom I first heard from my friend Benita Lee; way back when Benita and I first met, I think maybe the first or second time we spoke.
Benita said then; "You know, a lot of the things you say about good Turnaround Management, those same things relate to everyday life as well!"
In the years since I've come to see for myself what Benita was pointing out to me back then.
Today, on the day before Provincial Elections, two weeks out from US Elections, 12 months or less before Canadian Federal Elections, I'm thinking about Benita's wisdom.
#vote #youthvote #getoffthecouch #beagoodcitizen #democracy
Operational Excellence Is Only Achieved
When There Is A Culture Of
Cooperation And Collaboration.
If everything is a competition, then every result must have a Winner and a Loser... that is most definitely NOT the path to Operational Excellence
#operationalexcellence #executionexcellence
#people #methodology #technology
Support Collaboration Amongst Your Teams
Through Standardization of Component Level Practices.
Understanding the Root Cause Failure mechanisms when it comes to inter-team collaboration.
How many "the way we do it" divisions do you have?
Standardization of Component Level Practices is a direct and effective approach to returning to a Culture of Collaboration.
@Advando Senior Advisors can facilitate your Teams to Collaborative Success.
#operationalexcellence #executionexcellence
#people #methodology #technology
Cost Control is a Result!
You cannot have Cost Control, unless and until you are able to first achieve Turnaround Process Compliance.
Annoying I know, but that's how it works.
#operationalexcellence #executionexcellence
#people #methodology #technology
Time on Tools, be careful, it is not what you think it is.
One more time....
#ExecutionExcellence
Summer Thoughts
The Dandelion's Tale
A New Day, A New Metaphor
Executive Leadership is to the Corporation....
#operationalexcellence #executionexcellence
#people #methodology #technology
Horse and Cart Alignment -- It Matters!
There can be no pursuit of Excellence,
Unless first we are able to achieve Success.
That's just the annoying way that things work.
#operationalexcellence #executionexcellence
#people #methodology #technology
Advando
Leadership Matters!
And contrary to Corporate Propaganda, when a Major Infrastructure Business is going down the tube, it is Leadership that is failing. 100%
#OperationalExcellence
Strategy and Tactics
Both are meaningless without Execution!
Most people do associate Execution with Tactics,
But somehow, Execution of Strategy is more elusive.
#operationalexcellence #executionexcellence
#people #methodology #technology
Advando
At the Gym, what we call a 'Push', is actually an effect,
Caused by a precise choreography of 'Pulls'.
At our Turnaround, what we call 'Cost Control', is actually an effect,
Caused by a precise choreography of 'Deliverables'.
You cannot buy a bag of 'Effects', you'll need to do the work.
#operationalexcellence #executionexcellence
#people #methodology #technology
Self-directed Teams Management is Management Through Consensus!
That is neither an unexpected consequence, nor an unplanned one.
There are however, some deliverables in any Modern Operational Management Process that will prove extraordinarily difficult for teams to reach Consensus Agreement on.
Professional Service Providers like Advando can help!
A Facilitator with significant Operational Management experience can help your teams to find Consensus on the difficult tasks.
Eyes, Ears and Considerable Experience, completely unrelated to the agenda's of any of the stakeholders at the table.
Are you making the best use of "all" of your staffing options to meet the challenges before you?
#operationalexcellence #executionexcellence
#people #methodology #technology Advando
You already have a fluid blend of Contract Workers and Legacy Employees, consider adding Service Provider Solutions to your staffing challenges.
Don't commit to an employee solution, contract or otherwise, when all you need is some short term help from highly experienced professionals.
Think in terms of "The Service I require", instead of an expensive Head Count solution.
We Can Help
#people #methodology #technology Advando
๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ, ๐ฒ๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ.
๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐:
๐ธ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ก: ๐บ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐ข๐กโ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐.
๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐: ๐น๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐โ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ .
๐ด๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ: ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ .
๐น๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ: ๐ด๐๐๐๐ค ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ . ๐ถ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ก: ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐.
๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐ก'๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐, ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐.
๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐:
๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ: ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ .
๐ธ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐: ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก.
๐โ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ : ๐ธ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ.
๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ : ๐น๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ .
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ: ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐ก'๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐, ๐ค๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ .
