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May - June 2018
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www.machinerylubrication.com
M aintenance and Reliabilit y
AS I SEE IT
Jim Fitch
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Noria Corporation
The Importance of
Sustainability for
Transformational
Change
We've all seen change
that was well-inten-
tioned and purposeful.
Yet most examples of
change are not sustained over time
and sadly cycled back to the ways of
the past. e cause of this seems to
resemble a powerful magnet that's
imbedded in every organization.
This magnet f ights the positive
forces of change. As soon as these
forces weaken or lose focus, the
magnet powers up and takes over.
Before long, the business-as-usual
beast has made its return.
Does this sound familiar? I've
certainly seen it, and you most likely
have, too. Remember those New
Year's resolutions? We know that
all progress depends on change, yet
change is not really change without
a fail-safe plan to sustain it over
multiple business cycles. e need
for this is especially true for trans-
formational change due to the scale
and magnitude of the effect on an
organization. e process is often
referred to as change management.
Change must be enabled, and so
does sustainability.
Fail-safe Measures to Prevent Relapsing to Business as Usual
"Progress
depends on
change, yet
change is not
really change
without a fail-
safe plan to
sustain it."