If you want to go fast, you must first go slow.
Seems counterintuitive, right? But we have to counsel more and more of our mining clients about this approach.
Management is pressured to hit certain production targets. So the workforce has to be firing on all cylinders.
This requires a certain level of competency.
Which is tough because a lot of the crews are pretty green. And the company has cut back on staffing at the middle management levels.
Which leaves little time for on-the-job training when everyone is focused on outcomes, rather than process.
This stresses the system. And with shortcuts in training, incidents and accidents increase.
Which shuts down production.
So the time saved rushing to hit the target is lost, along with manhours if an accident causes an injury.
Not to mention the reports, the follow-up, the impact on morale. The stresses increasing from above.
And a short-term gain causes long term pain. Whereas going slow, at the beginning, taking time, and investing man hours will actually save time and money on the back-end.
People are safer, happier, and more confident, and management can focus on looking ahead instead of managing the daily challenges.
All
By
Going
Slow.
Like the turtle. Slow and steady wins the race.
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