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Key performance indicators – an exercise in futility?

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Management, Media, Publications

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This week's Strictly Boardroom on MiningNewsPremium.net is on key performance indicators and the lessons we can learn from Communist booksellers. Intrigued? The article is available to subscribers online here. For keen followers of the Strictly Boardroom column, our new book “Strictly (Mining) Boardroom Volume II: A Practitioners Guide for Next Generation Directors” is out now and available as a hard…
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A manifesto for the Australian gold industry

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Exploration, Mining

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This week's Strictly Boardroom column with Allan Trench on MiningNewsPremium.net outlines "A manifesto for the Australian gold industry" covering the improvements in shareholder returns, public disclosure, technological innovation, operation excellence, environmental management, project management, employee training and opportunity, community relations, social licence, and exploration that we believe the gold industry should try to implement whilst the times are good and…
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Why is gold so precious?

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Media, Mineral Economics

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Last week's Strictly Boardroom article with Allan Trench on MiningNewsPremium.net was on a topic we've covered before, and will likely cover again (potentially via a book) - why is gold so precious? Specifically why is it used as a store of value and monetary exchange? It turns out there are some good physical and economic reasons. From a physical perspective…
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The snakes and ladders of management consulting

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Book Reviews, Mining, Publications, Recommended, Strategy

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Yesterday's Strictly Boardroom column on MiningNewsPremium.net, with Allan Trench, is one for aspiring and practicing management consultants: "The snakes and ladders of management consulting" about how to avoid the common pitfalls in assignments (snakes) and find serious points of leverage (ladders). For keen followers of the Strictly Boardroom column, you will pleased to know that our new book is out!…
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