Mike Slight & Associates have the capability to review, develop and implement continuous improvement (CI) projects in operating activities utilising a wide variety of tried and tested CI tools. The process approach used focuses on improvements in the management culture at the site, through team building, productivities improvements in all production areas, and ultimately costs reductions particularly in critical cost centres all based on the “Plan-Do-Check-Act” principles.
Our approach to CI is based on the following:
- Identifying management shortfalls in processes, systems, communication, efficiencies and productivity rather than seeking technical solutions
- Seek improvement of what is in place and how it is managed through a comprehensive set of predetermined activities:
Pursuing CI at mining operations Strengthens the management skills and Establishes a culture of continuous improvement in safety, production and cost throughout the operation that results in a well managed and well organized site that has a climate of stability, control and predictability for all employees.
Having successfully established a continuous improvement program for one of Australia’s largest gold mining organisations at General Manager Level, Mike is able to provide a high level of expertise in the area.
We do not receive wisdom we must discover it for ourselves…
Marcel Proust
Successful organisations recognise the importance of strong teams with good leaders. At Mike Slight & Associates our coaching philosophy has a strong bias towards the people aspects of strategic change. We are committed to coaching and mentoring High Performance Leadership and developing personal awareness that underpins sustainable change. Through ongoing coaching and demonstrating of effective executive disposition we encourage the qualities, traits and demeanour that command leadership respect.
Utilising the continuous improvement, project management and leadership skills that our lead consultant has developed over 30 years of mining experience we provide:
Leadership and behaviour coaching;
- Challenge self-limiting mindsets and to stretch for possibilities that might otherwise have seemed out of reach
- enhance a person’s performance at work through changes in behaviour
- enabling managers to change as effective use is made of existing knowledge and abilities
- remove hurdles and help overcome barriers which lie in the way of peak performance
General Manager Level coaching and mentoring;
specialising in safe production delivery, strategic planning and budgeting and team development in the mining industry.
- Environment and safety management advice;
- Stakeholder engagement
- Dealing with “community outrage” in times of crises
- Government relations
- Provision of practical and philosophical techniques and tools;
- Sounding board for ideas; and
- Identification of business and operating efficiencies and opportunities.
The art of choosing men is not nearly as difficult as the art of enabling those one has chosen, to attain their full worth.
Napoleon Bonaparte