Features

Combating conflict minerals ÔÇô supporting responsible mining

With new light being cast upon the issue of conflict minerals, we talk to Lina Villa-Córdoba, Executive Director of the Alliance for Responsible Mining, about the threat to Artisanal and Small-scale mining (ASM) operations and how it can be combatted

Climbing back to the summit

Recent times have not been kind to junior miners but, as John Gravelle, Partner and Global Mining Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) explains, there is plenty of optimism that the worst is over in this sector

Elephants, small worlds and generalizations

How attention to detail in the quality of your customer’s experience, that are often overlooked, has a positive bottom-line payoffz

Employee engagement, retention and communication

Engaged employees stay with companies for a long time. They are part of the company team, company culture, and company value. Creating company engagement drives employee retention. Retaining great employees keeps hiring and training costs low. Retaining employees can only be achieved with consistent and effective employee communication

Why leaders need to ask for feedback

Leaders who ask and receive feedback can utilise it as a vital ingredient for their own development

Managing the cybersecurity challenge - Boards must be able to hack it!

With the increasing occurrence of cybersecurity breaches, what must executives do to find the optimum formula to prevent future violations

Top tips for making your meeting more productive

All too often meetings take up an inordinate amount of time. But by focusing on meeting productivity, individuals and businesses can greatly reduce time wastage

Hiring trustworthy directors

We keep hearing in the news about directors whose standards fall below that which was expected of them in their role and what would be expected of them by society in general. How can an organisation minimise the risk of such people emerging?

The information Olympics

Spreadsheet use is a habit that many commodity traders find hard to break. But the tools that proved adequate for running a trading operation a decade ago are no longer fit for purpose: relying on spreadsheets to compete in today’s commodity markets is like running against Usain Bolt while wearing lead boots – and businesses, like great athletes, need the best tools and conditions

NED: The first 100 days

With the increased focus on the role and accountability of Non-Executive Directors it seems that their whole mindset needs to change along with the expectations from the other board members