The Greenfields Research Blog

Greenfields Research is the trading name of independent mining economist, John P. Sykes. This blog contains some of our latest research papers and just general news from the industry.

Kiss down, kick up

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

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Earlier this year we published a Strictly Boardroom article with some thoughts on management and organisational heirarchies, specifically how to treat those in the hierarchy above and below you, inverting the common aphorism 'kiss up, kick down', with a couple of examples to add light to the prescription. The article is available on MiningNews.net for subscribers, or contact me for…
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Pay peanuts – get monkeys

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

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Another popular Strictly Boardroom article from earlier this year was a twist on the 'pay peanuts, get monkeys' saying, with some insight as to how poor corporate culture becomes institutionalized and perpetuated. The article is still available on MiningNews.net or contact me for a copy. For keen followers of the Strictly Boardroom column, our book “Strictly (Mining) Boardroom Volume II:…
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Losing Control: The psychology of exploration management

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

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One of our more popular articles in Strictly Boardroom this year was on the psychology of exploration management, specifically giving teams autonomy. Let's be honest, we all know this, and there are multiple examples of why it should be done and how it works (we cite an academic experiment and an exploration company example in this piece), nonetheless, it is…
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The current investment landscape for mining, exploration and mineral sands

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Conferences, Exploration, Future, Management, Mineral Economics, Mining, PhD, Publications, Strategy

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Lats week, I was invited to speak on "The current investment landscape for mining, exploration and mineral sands" at the 19th Australian Mineral Sands Conference here in Perth. The presentation explored three broad, global trends and their high-level impact on mining and exploration, with some further specific thoughts on mineral sands, in line with the conference theme. The three trends…
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