On this episode of the ABB Solutions Podcast, host Mike Murphy sits down with Randy Stevens, North American Training Manager for ABB Automation Solutions. Together they talk about the importance of setting clear goals in both your personal and professional life, and how those goals help you take control of your direction and success.

Tune in to hear insights on:

• The Power of Goals: Why defining your goals gives you ownership of your path in life and work.
• Breaking It Down: How to make big goals more realistic through simple backward planning and small milestones.
• Career Growth: How ABB’s mentoring programs help employees build a strong foundation for leadership and growth.
• Realistic vs. Outrageous: Finding the balance between stretch goals and expectations that are too high to reach.

Practical Advice: Randy’s tips for setting goals that fit your situation and checking in regularly to stay on track.

If you’d like to learn more about leadership, planning, and personal growth, check out these previous episodes of the ABB Solutions Podcast:

Strategy: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1770390/episodes/17631204

Team Building: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1770390/episodes/17267078

On this episode of the ABB Solutions Podcast, host Mike Murphy is joined by Brie Stanley, Director of Offer Management for Motion Services at ABB. They discuss ABB Motion OneCare, a tailored service platform designed to extend equipment life, increase uptime, and reduce costs. Brie explains how OneCare is not just a service agreement, but a personalized partnership that adapts to each customer’s needs.

Tune in to hear insights on:

• What is Motion OneCare? How ABB builds tailored partnerships to support long-term operational goals.
• Maximizing Equipment Life: Lifecycle assessments, preventive maintenance (L1 to L4), reconditioning, modernization, and advanced diagnostics such as ABB Ability™ LEAP.
• Remote Condition Monitoring: How smart sensors and real-time diagnostics spot issues before they become downtime.
  Flexible Support Models: Adapting to both proactive and reactive maintenance approaches.
• Predictable Costs and Expertise: How OneCare delivers budgeting confidence and access to ABB’s global service professionals.
• Energy Efficiency and Sustainability: Insights from ABB Energy Appraisals and ways to reduce energy waste.
• Real-World Success: A global customer boosted uptime by 13 percent through their OneCare agreement.
• Getting Started: The process of building a OneCare agreement and the role of ABB’s Project Management Office in ensuring success.

References

If you would like to attend a training, head over to our U.S. Drives & PAC Automations Solutions Training page.

Learn more about ABB Motion OneCare: https://new.abb.com/service/motion/abb-motion-onecare.

Join host Mike Murphy as he welcomes back Randy Stevens, North American Training Manager for Automation Solutions at ABB. In this episode, they discuss important work life balancing.

Tune in to learn more about:

• The “business life” mindset: Understanding the importance of separating business and family life. Are you serving your purpose?
• Managing time during pressing deadlines: If it’s important, schedule it
• Motivation for mid-career level employees: Set 5-year goals and work backwards. View goals as life segments vs becoming overwhelmed looking at the big picture.

References

https://new.abb.com/service/abb-university/united-states/drives/us-training

https://new.abb.com/us/us-motion-business-area/drives-products/tech-tuesday