Abstract

At a time of great change and opportunity for the Canadian Mining Industry, the question of culture emerges as a common theme and opportunity for our industry. Leadership and Culture are frequently cited as the critical next step to reenergize our progress to Zero Harm / Zero fatalities. At the same time, we need to attract and retain a more diverse workforce to address our changing needs for innovative mining 4.0 solutions as well as building equitable community partnerships.

Challenges/ Opportunities we face:

• Productivity and cost reduction through digital innovation and automation
• ESG and climate change for a sustainable future
• Leading a safe, healthy, inclusive work environment
• Attracting, retaining and engaging the right talent to shape and deliver our future.

An organization is only as strong as its people, and as employee expectations change, leaders need to embrace significant changes to their company culture, especially as they look to retain and develop younger leaders. To capture todays opportunities, organizations must prioritize the human element of their business, recognizing that innovation, productivity and efficiency come when employees are engaged, inspired, connected to their coworkers, and connected to their corporate culture and ambitions.

In a culture where the leadership focus is on people and building a strong workplace culture, we will drive towards a safe, healthy, inclusive, engaging, and respectful work environment where strategic success is planned, focused on, and celebrated through the leadership and people of the organization.

WE will share evidence shows that global CEOs top concerns focus on talent, outranking other business challenges. Employees more and more want to work with and for leaders that are effective with interpersonal skills. This is evidenced through studies and the work that we have done over the past several years with more than 6,000 leaders.

We will explore ways that we as leaders create engaging and motivating workplace environments and share effective initiatives to build successful strategies that have people and an empowered leadership team at the core of the strategy.

We will explore the actions we can take as leaders to empower our workforce, create enthusiasm, drive personal growth and continuous improvement towards building the future that we aspire to for our organization, our communities and society as a whole!