You Are a Reliability Leader, Now Make a Difference

Reliability Engineering Leadership Role

Leadership is not a position or title within an organization. It is an attitude.

You’ve seen the internet meme’s about the difference between leadership and management. There is a difference and while not everyone is going to be in top management, everyone can (and should) be a leader.

As a reliability professional, you are conveniently looked to for leadership. You are expected to use your knowledge and skill to solve problems. To help teams solve problems. To improve the reliability performance of your system and across your industry.

A Definition of Leadership

Noun: the action of leading a group of people or an organization — New Oxford American Dictionary

To lead is basically to show the way. Guide, motivate, and shepherd are elements of leading.

I’m not sure who said it, yet a great leader helps others become successful. If your customers are successful because of the product or system your organization provides, they become better customers.

If your manufacturing team improve yield due to improved robustness of a design, they improve throughput and profitability.

If your design team finds and resolves reliability and quality issues earlier in the program, they have a lower chance of missing shipping and profitability targets.