Last October in the Strictly Boardroom column we considered the problem of why more Australian's don't do minerals industry PhDs, with a particular focus on geoscience in this case. Though initially this may seem a somewhat niche question, many key figures in the domestic exploration industry are PhDs (though you may not realise it). There is more to this than… Read this post →
I am delighted to be assisting on the 'Advanced Thinking Skills' workshop, this Thursday and Friday (4-5 May), run by Tim Craske of Geowidom and Thinkercafe. The workshop is a fantastic way of developing your basic and advanced thinking processes for better learning, memory, planning and decision making. It covers theoretical, conceptual and practical ways to increase the focus, quality… Read this post →
This week we've been re-thinking the mining industry, more specifically whether a change from linear modes of thinking to more systemic ways of thinking will help. In the Strictly Boardroom article on MiningNews.net we use the re-thinking of Maslow's 'Hierarchy of Needs' into an inter-related set of needs as inspiration to try this style of thinking in the mining sector.… Read this post →
As a fan of 90s sci-fi show the X-Files, I'm obviously excited about the new series due to air in the next few weeks. This therefore gave me the opportunity to mix my like of X-Files with another passion - minerals exploration. The result is a series of articles to go out in the Strictly Boardroom column of MiningNewsPremium.net over… Read this post →
