Effectively Managing Your Maintenance Team Through Change Leadership
interpro.wisc.edu/RA00075See upcoming datesCourse Overview
This course dives deep into the principles of change leadership, focusing on the unique challenges faced by maintenance and reliability teams. Participants will learn how to define and communicate the case for change, align individual and team behaviors, and institutionalize new practices for long-term success. Through interactive exercises, real-world models, and practical frameworks, attendees will gain the confidence to lead change initiatives that stick.
Learning Outcomes
- Lead change initiatives that improve maintenance and reliability performance and culture.
- Apply structured change leadership models to align behaviors and sustain improvements.
- Engage and empower teams through communication, coaching, and continuous improvement strategies.
Who Should Attend?
- Maintenance and operations managers leading change initiatives.
- Engineering, HR, and continuous improvement professionals supporting cultural transformation.
- Project managers and executive sponsors driving strategic maintenance and reliability improvements.
Additional Information
This course is a revision of the previously titled Effectively Managing Your Maintenance Teams. Considerable changes were made to help ensure the very latest innovations and knowledge were reflected in this revision.
Course Outline
- Introduction to Change Leadership
- Understanding Organizational Change
- Leading Change Initiatives
- Change Models and Frameworks
- Engaging and Empowering Employees
- Continuous Improvement in Maintenance and Reliability
- Technology and Innovation in Change Leadership
- Risk Management and Change Leadership
- Sustaining Change in Maintenance and Reliability
Instructors
Brian Hronchek
Brian Hronchek is a Purdue University Aerospace Engineering graduate and a retired Marine Corps Captain with extensive experience in training, operations, and leadership. He holds several professional certifications, including CMRP, REC from Clemson University, and ISO CAT II Vibration Analyst. Brian specializes in reliability engineering, maintenance planning, and business process development, focusing on mentoring and empowering individuals to build high-performing organizations. His career spans the oil and gas and steel industries, as well as predictive technology services, leading to his current role as a principal trainer and consultant. He actively shares his insights through LinkedIn articles, professional lectures, and mentoring Purdue students. Passionate about knowledge sharing, Brian believes that “wealth is created through the transfer of knowledge” and is dedicated to helping others grow.
Shon Isenhour
Shon Isenhour Is an engineering graduate of North Carolina State University and has become an expert in the implementation of holistic reliability solutions. He specializes in adult education, business process management, strategic planning, organizational change management, leadership, asset management, and reliability engineering.
Upcoming dates
Effectively Managing Your Maintenance Team Through Change Leadership
Location: Madison, WI or Live Online
Course #: RA00075-E082
Fee: $1,495
interpro.wisc.edu/RA00075
Fee
- $1,495
This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.
Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, in-person instruction, and course materials.
Online attendance fee includes online instruction and course materials. Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.
Credits
- CEU: 1.4
- PDH: 14
Schedule
Registration Date/Time:
5/19/2027 7:30am Central Time
Event Dates/Times:
- 5/19/2027 8:00am - 4:30pm Central Time
- 5/20/2027 8:00am - 4:30pm Central Time
Course Notes
This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us if you have any questions or if you need to make a change.
This course uses the Canvas course management and Zoom platforms. A UW NetID is required to access the online course site. Both in-person and online students should obtain a NetID and access the Canvas course website. Your registration confirmation email will walk you through the NetID process and how to access Canvas.
Digital materials for this course will be available on the Canvas course website. Access to the course materials and the webinar platform will be provided a few days before the course. Please watch the email address you provided for release dates and pre-course information. Check your spam file if you do not see emails from the "wisc.edu" addresses.
Instructor
Shon Isenhour
Location
Accommodations
Accommodations include: Enjoy complimentary business center, WiFi and Local/Airport Shuttle. Each room has a refrigerator, microwave, 42-inch HDTV, and executive desk. Parking available $15/night.
Room: rates start at $160
Accommodations include: Complimentary WiFi, Local/Airport Shuttle, Pool, and Fitness Center.
Accommodations include: Your stay includes hot breakfast buffet, fitness center, business center, convenient on-site parking. Guest rooms are complete with Keurig coffee maker, refrigerator, complimentary high-speed Internet, and 40-inch, flat screen, high-def TVs.