Being the entrepreneurial man that he is , Turner combines his passion for an industry he was brought up in with recognition of the need for change as the playing field evolves .
This means leveraging smarter solutions to get employees up to efficient speed in a safe way - safety and pace being key areas that allow mining organisations success in today ’ s landscape .
Through Turning Mining Group , he took on the challenge to building a team of professionals that will not only leverage the expertise of a historically older workforce , but encourage excitement around mining by bringing technology into the fold .
To fully understand the extent of which Turner Mining discusses its workforce , Turner himself cites a scenario where the leadership team comes together to focus its attention on leading , educating and empowering employees in the business .
“ I spent all day in a room with our leadership team , really experienced guys in their late 50s and 60s . We talked about our values , not about the numbers or production rates or equipment ,” Turner says .
“ We talked about leadership because that is the hardest part of it . Getting older , more experienced guys to work well with young , passionate people . Transferring that
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