{"id":157965,"date":"2026-06-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatzindustry.com\/?p=157965"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:49:49","slug":"good-to-know-66-turnaround-management-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatzindustry.com\/en\/good-to-know-66-turnaround-management-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Good to KNOW! #66 &#8211; Turnaround Management &amp; People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">J\u00f6rg Pl\u00e4ster on 47 years in turnaround management, skilled labor shortages, and why people always come first in industry.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes a turnaround manager who has spent nearly five decades in industry stand out? J\u00f6rg Pl\u00e4ster knows the answer from first-hand experience: curiosity, a people-first mindset, and the ability to find new paths in the face of every crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Issue 66 of GOOD TO KNOW!, Pl\u00e4ster reflects on a remarkable career that began as a trainee fitter and led through assembly and site management all the way to department head for plant shutdowns and turnaround management. He offers candid insights into the growing complexity of industrial plant operations, the skilled labor shortage, and the intensifying time and cost pressures in the process industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing becomes clear: turnaround management has always been \u2013 and remains \u2013 a deeply human discipline, even as digitalization, automation, and AI reshape the work. 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