This week in Mining Man's safety and leadership newsletter, we've got a simple 5-step method for giving constructive or negative feedback, we take a look back at our PEEPO model and why it is so useful, and discuss how to use fatigue as your weekly safety topic.

How to give Negative Feedback – 5 Simple Steps

Frequently we need to tell one of our team that something they did or didn’t do is not what we wanted, nor what we expect them to keep doing in the future. To get them to change their behaviour we need to give them corrective feedback. Here’s a useful five step model which will help make the process of giving this “negative” feedback a little easier and much more effective.
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Reflections on the Australian Mining Industry

Hearing the thoughts of a sixty year mining veteran always provides great insight into what a career in the mining industry can mean, and what lessons we might take from history as we look towards the future for global mining.

How to Welcome a New Employee to the Team

How you welcome a new employee on their first day can have a huge impact on their future performance. First impression count, so let's make sure they feel important!

Why PEEPO is your Best Friend for Developing Procedures and Plans

People Environment Equipment Process Organisation

Fatigue at Work - This Week's Safety Topic

How to discuss Worker Fatigue with people in your team, including the causes and signs of fatigue, and how to approach the topic in your safety observations.

Have a great week! In the next newsletter we continue our discussions on giving feedback - and talk about the "pre-feedback" checkup questions you need to ask yourself before you start. Plus a great tip on how to improve your decision making!

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Edition 4 - Feb 14, 2011

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