Vantage Circle

JANUARY 3, 2025

Employee Support A previous manager of mine had a mantra: “Your success is my success. Do you ever wonder why some teams absolutely crush it while others barely make it across the finish line? The secret isn't some magic Silicon Valley pixie dust—it's the person sitting right in the middle of the action. To Know More.

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McKinsey

JULY 17, 2025

Skip to main content Productivity at the core: How COOs deliver strategy July 17, 2025 | Article Daniel Swan  Darryl Piasecki  Tony Gambell For the COO’s productivity mandate, the time to act is always. Six best practices can help. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, global productivity growth has largely declined around the world.

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McKinsey

JULY 16, 2025

In practice, one mining company authorizes its challenge teams to pause or even reshape projects as part of a standard stage-gate review. The most important change, however, is in the power they wield: As suggested by their name, cancel authorities can decide a project’s fate. They do so in five ways: Ensure objectivity.

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McKinsey

JUNE 17, 2025

And finally, we speak to Senior Partner Valerio Dilda , a leader in McKinsey’s Operations Practice in France, who serves clients primarily in the chemicals, mining, and metals industries, supporting large-scale transformation programs. The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Very excited to talk about tariffs.

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Lateral Action

JUNE 23, 2025

You can imagine my scepticism on seeing the following headline: This AI Poet Mastered Rhythm, Rhyme, and Natural Language to Write Like Shakespeare The article is a lot more thoughtful and nuanced than the headline, and makes it clear that this AI poet did not master rhythm, rhyme and natural language to write like Shakespeare. ’ ( Reddit ).

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

I realized that the expectations I was most worried about were mine. I was expressing to a friend that I was nervous about meeting the expectations of my new manager. The minute my friend asked, “Lisa, how good can you stand it?” Good things don’t always look exactly like we want them to, but they still add to our lives. Leading the Change.

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JULY 29, 2015

We have to continue mining the discipline to look for those key frameworks, those techniques, those tools, those mindset gems that allow us to learn and grow and create environments where problem-solving and effective execution strategies contain values needed by our customers.” – David E. The Mentorship Pedigre. “We

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McKinsey

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Women are underrepresented at all levels within mining companies. Yet opportunities remain for the industry to boost female recruitment, retention, and advancement.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 21, 2021

This question came in from a really good friend of mine, whom I’ve known for over 30 years. . “Hey Karin, I just had my 360 Feedback review, and I heard I should speak up more in meetings. But it’s hard. How do I get better at this?” ” #AskingForaFriend. 4 Ways to Speak Up More in Meetings.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 3, 2015

This stung twice as hard because she’d been a mentor of mine for years. I’m not even sure we were breathing. You see, she had been a naysayer. She knew the mission our team had been given was necessary, but she didn’t believe it could be done. And we had. . “I was wrong, I didn’t think it could be done.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 21, 2012

It’s been a dream of mine to climb the Pikes Peak Incline, the steep, mile-long staircase at high elevation. I thought I was at the top. I glanced with pride at the view of the long staircase disappearing down the mountain. I was glad to have scratched that off my endurance sports “bucket list.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 22, 2014

I’m also really honored to be included on Inc’s list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers For Your Next Conference (of course, they used Sir Richard Branson’s pic, not mine, but I’m cheaper ;-). I’m on a mission to inspire and develop these characteristics in leaders around the world.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Some time ago a friend of mine asked me how to stay true to your journey toward fulfilling your dreams. Some time ago a friend of mine asked me how to stay true to your journey toward fulfilling your dreams. Roberto Martinez’s Thinking on Applauding Yourself. After all, it’s hard. There are competing pressures.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 10, 2024

Because mine is a professional sock chomper.” Get Better at Small Talk By Asking the Next Best Question Do you dread small talk? Does the idea of asking (or being asked) “How was your weekend?” make you cringe? You don’t have a lot of extra time for long conversations. You’ve got work to do. But here’s the thing. Jack: “Oh, wow!

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McKinsey

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A well-managed, motivated, and trained workforce has been a core driver for productivity and safety in mining; an unprecedented skills shortage in the mining industry is elevating talent to the top of miners’ agendas.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Here are a few of mine. With all the stress and pressure, sometimes it feels really hard to cultivate a feeling of gratitude at work. You might feel stuck. Or passed over. Or taken advantage of. Or just wanting someone to say “thank you” for all you’re doing–for goodness sakes. Life it tricky.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

In mining, leaders must understand the strategic implications of cost curves, game theory, and real-options valuation; further, they must know and be sensitive to the stakeholders in their regulatory and societal environment, many of whom can directly influence their opportunities to create value. It’s a win-win. It feels slow.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 17, 2022

” “Yeah, mine too.” These conversation starters make caring dialogue a bit easier. For most teams, having genuine caring conversations takes practice. It can feel easier to keep the conversations light, particularly if that’s your team culture. Why practicing going a bit deeper matters. ”Ahh, good, man.”

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 14, 2024

The mining industry is a demanding sector to survive in, with several safety hazards and isolated working locations. This makes it challenging for the management to foster employee engagement in the mining industry with a dedicated workforce. But why is it so important in this sector?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 5, 2017

When friends of mine interviewed people in the last years of their life, three themes emerged: be happy now, friends and family are critically important, and if you have a dream, go for it. If that’s you, you’re not alone. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Not for you. To me, that’s Winning Well. What do you want your legacy to be?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 13, 2022

The shortest way to answer this question is to ask, “Is this meeting for the team/employee’s benefit or for mine?” Misguided support. Keep information to yourself. Fear new ideas. Lack of accountability. What is an Empowered Team? Even the core meaning of the word (to give power) is challenging. It isn’t the work you do or how smart you are.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Just as my team (then) and you (now) watch mine. .” Sometimes they say it, sometimes I just see it in their eyes, or hear it as subtext to their question, “oh where are you off to this week?” ” So I’m a bit in the camp of “who are we to judge?” notconfidentorhumble. Hope you’re doing well.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 24, 2015

Well that was me, about 15 years ago, single (again), feeling old (ironic now) and unsure on the Acela train. It was just after the diversity council debacle. I was sitting in the café car on my way to NYC for another meeting trying to rebuild trust. I hadn’t looked up when the crowd pushed on at the Wilmington stop. Where are you from?

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 25, 2016

Chapter 22: What If My Boss Doesn’t Want to Win and Doesn’t Care About Their Soul or Mine is particularly useful in this situation. Winning Well can help you survive and even thrive despite a Gamer boss or toxic work environment by creating pockets of excellence. Already read it?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 6, 2017

We mined for stories. ” I read the words he’d painstakingly written, full of the usual “I’d like to thank my parents and teachers.” ” I’m not sure if it was the look on my face or the fact that he knew it wasn’t his best work, that revealed my concern. Perhaps you’ve been there.

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International Coach Academy

MARCH 3, 2024

For example, a high school student, Amber (the daughter of a good friend of mine and someone I have coached), has a basket as a student, a volleyball player, a guitar player, and a girlfriend to name just a few of her stronger identities. It is the perception of who one is, and the factors that contribute to that perception.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Here are a few of mine. With all the stress and pressure, sometimes it feels really hard to cultivate a feeling of gratitude at work. You might feel stuck. Or passed over. Or taken advantage of. Or just wanting someone to say “thank you” for all you’re doing–for goodness sakes. Life it tricky.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 19, 2017

Here’s what mine says: I pledge that I will use my power to make today a fantastic day. The teacher thinks for a moment, then replies, “Bring me water.”. The student finds a large brass bowl, fills it with water, and brings it to the teacher. Here, teacher, is your water.”. And that’s how it is with storytelling.

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Career Advancement

DECEMBER 2, 2019

If your desktop is anything like mine, it can be a scary place. “When you kill time, remember that it has no resurrection.”. ? By Molly Barnes, Digital Nomad Life. It can be hard to avoid time wasters at work, especially in the digital world we live in. Here are six ways. It’s a win-win! Utilize the Cloud. Embrace the Headphones.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Establish Your Leadership As a mentor of mine, Gail used to say, “Where there is chaos seize control.” Reduce “Zoo Fatigue”: Take Control of Executive Visits “Hi Karin, I’m a manager of our flagship location. Which is pretty cool. And… we are getting SO MANY executive visits.

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McKinsey

MARCH 1, 2023

Southeast Asia is a top producer of base metals, including nickel and copper, but its downstream-processing industry is lagging behind. Investing in digital and analytics could enhance productivity.

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McKinsey

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Advanced analytics can drive value only if employees use them to make decisions. But adoption is often the biggest stumbling block in analytics initiatives. Here’s how to get it right.

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McKinsey

MAY 25, 2018

To address its productivity challenge, the mining industry has invested heavily in technology. New evidence shows that it also needs to pay more attention to its people.

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International Coach Academy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

I cannot get the dream job of mine as I am not good enough. I can get my dream job of mine as I am good enough. I am a looser as I can’t focus on the task and complete it. I am always been like this. I am not good enough as I can’t make more friends. I cannot achieve success and get the promotion as I am not good enough.

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International Coach Academy

JULY 23, 2024

Presence Anxiety is a state of emotional turbulence characterized by stories, thoughts, worries, and hypotheses about actions that have already taken place in the past, or that might take place in the future Coaching helps the client to engage with the present moment, making sense of the past and mining it for useful data while not getting overly caught (..)

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International Coach Academy

MAY 23, 2023

Mine is «to tell the story of who I am with my whole heart and live up to it» THR I VE – I MAGINE Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not , and, therefore, the foundation of all invention and innovation. Do you want to lead or to follow? What would it feel like if you decided the rules of this game ?

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International Coaching Federation

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

New to the concept of coaching, I judged their worthiness in part based on how similar their career paths had been to mine. While she had certainly experienced challenges and emotions like mine, “I understand what you’re going through” was not something I remember her saying. “How How would you like to work with that today?” .

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