Industry Insights 

Here, you’ll get content geared to help you deliver your project on time, on budget, and on benefit along with insights from our Mining Misfit roundtable discussions and interviews with industry SME's.

Is poor RFP quality costing you?

Here we are following on a previous post “How to Set Yourself up for Contracting...

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Contract Negotiations and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Contracts and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

 

I recently made an intellectual connection...

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"Just trust me!" 🤢

“Just trust me…”

Seriously, I hate it when someone says that to me. 

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Why does it take SOOO long to get a contract in place?

 

 

The simple answer:

 

Lack of leverage.

 

Don’t believe me?

 

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Owner's, don't get burned by this game of GOTCHA!

A few years back I was working with a client on an EPCM contract on a megaproject.

 

We...

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If you want to go far...

I recently came across a Harvard Study on happiness that has gone on for more than 80...

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Want results? Hire a coach...

Nearly three years ago, on Wednesday, June 20th, 2020, I made a declaration that I was on a...

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Win-Win or Lose-Lose: Convincing Executive Management to Embrace Collaboration

As a consummate professional in the industry, you understand that embodying a win-win approach...

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How to pick the right contract model...

Which contract model are you going to use on your next major project?

 

You might find...

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How to set yourself up for contracting success!

In this article we’ll break down the steps in the Strategy Development phase of the Project...

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Top 5 Commercial Principles

To help improve your chances of executing on time, on budget, and on benefit we’ve...

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Build Better Projects

Mining dates back to prehistoric times and is one of the oldest industries known to...

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Fulfilling the Generational Gap with Lindsey Schultz

Sustainability relies on creativity.  

We know the generational gap within the mining...

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Mining is a Sophisticated Industry with Pierre Julien

Mining is a sophisticated industry.

Say that to a group of High School students or your friends...

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Going Against the Grain with Paul Nielson

How can we go against the grain in the spirit of doing things better? Well, we can start with...

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Personnel Retention & Development

Mining Misfits Roundtable Discussion: Personnel Retention & Development ...

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Industry Marketing

Mining Misfits – Roundtable Discussion: Industry Marketing Discussion Overview &...

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Next Generation of Leadership

Mining Misfits –Roundtable Discussion: Next Generation of Leadership Discussion Overview...

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Execution Models

Mining Mavericks–Roundtable Discussion: Execution Models Discussion Overview &...

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Owner-Contractor Relations

Mining Misfits – Roundtable Discussion: Owner-Contractor Relations Discussion Overview...

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Unpacking the Institution of Mining

Mining Misfits–Roundtable Discussion: Unpacking the Institution of Mining Discussion...

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Contractor Incentives

Mining Misfits – Roundtable Discussion: Contractor Incentives Discussion Overview &...

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Collaboration and Partnering

Mining Mavericks–Roundtable Discussion: Collaboration and Partnering Discussion...

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Master Servant Relationships

I am constantly baffled by the perception in our industry that Owners are the "Masters" and...

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