Helping teams get better at getting better with the OpsKit App. With a side of trade facilitation in the Middle East
As an All Blacks supporter working in the mining industry, Mondays like this are difficult. There's always a Saffa who wants to share a video of Rassie or Siya and talk about how the Boks are the best in the world. This is always quite difficult for us to stomach, even when we lose we still believe we are the best. But today I'm not so sure!!! One of the articles I got today from a Saffa mate had a very simple but telling line in it that I think strikes to the core of how great teams become great. "But it’s not about the objective measurement- it’s about the subjective nature of how SA are obsessed with becoming better." This is like saying that your results aren't coming from your "objective" equipment, roads, environment, orebody and the plant you're operating, they come from your teams "obsession with becoming better" which manifest themselves in better equipment, roads, environment and plant. The team that is obsessed with becoming better, finds ways to make their world better and therefore wins. A few years ago, I read the book "Legacy" which described the way the All Blacks set up their management and leadership behaviours to help them build great people and then get the best out of them to win more games. It seems to me that Rassie has discovered a way to do something similar with the Springboks, whilst the Australians seem to have forgotten how to do this at all. In the mining world, an important part of the quest to get better is the foundational rhythms and routines that a Management System, like a MOS, BPF, BOS, AOM, Wiring etc. etc. provide. At OpsKit we've been building tools to crystalize this out, and make it easier for teams that want to "get better at getting better" to get a good MOS going for them. Have a look at www.opskit.app to find out more or message me and we can find a time to talk. There's a bit about how leaders need to help their teams to face reality in this post https://lnkd.in/gsK4RkyB Norman Keel, Dave Whiting, Terry Henrikson, Wayne Colborne, George McCullough, Neville Plint, Herman Swanepoel, David Van Den Berg
Paul - and small margins of error split those that are in control of their processes from those that wish to be.
Great reminder. It’s the 1% changes within the process that can result in a 100% change within the outcomes.
Mining Project Manager - Jac Rijk Al Rushaid
1wPaul, I agree. All of what you have mentioned is not only applicable to rugby but applies also to us as mining contractors simply because most of the work we do is repetitive. People need to be passionate in what they do, and always want to improve and do better !!! I was going to give you more time to recover from the 2 successive defeats but if it's any consolation, you guys lost to the better team. As a "Proudly South African" these victories will be spoken about for years to come, doesn't happen often so we will enjoy the moment🙏