Kay Sever’s new book Building an Opportunity Culture is about process improvement in mining. If you want to make your mine operate more efficiently, I recommend that you read the book. Or better still engage her to consult to you; get her to evaluate your mine’s processes; and get her to work with you to remove [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kay Sever’
Kay Sever on mining and financial failure
Posted in About the news, Investing & Finance, North America, People, tagged failure, Kay Sever, mining, process improvement, quality on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MINExpo mining. What to do if you are not in Las Vegas.
Posted in About the news, tagged Kay Sever, MINExpo, mining equipment, Virtual Mine eXpo on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MINExpo begins to day. The halls of Las Vegas no doubt ring with joy. And the casinos beckon with blinking allure. Our office in Vancouver is silent: a large contingent is to the show. The staff who worked like mad to get new features on the site in time for show-roll-out are [...]
SME on the past, present, and future of mining: balancing the young and the old with good food
Posted in About the news, Mining history, People, tagged ACME Burgers, Elaine Cullen, Kay Sever, Optimiz Consulting, Prima Consulting Services, Salt Lake City, SME on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The technical sessions of the SME meeting in Salt Lake City that I sat in on this afternoon perfectly capture the past, present, and future of mining. First the future: Kay Sever President of OptimiZ Consulting spent the whole afternoon on process optimization in mining. She gave her mini-course at the invitation of Young Leaders group [...]
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