Best Practice Networker Award at 2017 OPEX National Summit
Congratulations Rick Terpstra, CSR Way Manager, who was the recipient of the 2017 “Best Practice Networker Award” presented to him at the successful OPEX National Summit in NSW on Wednesday 22nd February. Rick was the well deserved recipient of the award, in recognition of his long term ...
David Stannard – author and Best Practice Network Member
I describe “Passion as the hidden secret ingredient. It is the leadership glue that can transform an organisation and its results. It is quite simply a difference maker, a culture transformer, that extra something that separates excellence from average”.
But passion is not automatic. It cannot be bought like ...
The people that surround you and the information in their heads is an incredibly valuable asset. Your personal network is a fundamental component of you being successful in both your career and your business.
It doesn’t mean you go out and meet people all the time, it doesn’t mean you attend networking events all the time. ...
IT’S THE END OF THE LINE FOR AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING IN AUSTRALIA THIS WEEK. THE FINAL HOLDEN V6 ENGINE ROLLED OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE IN PORT MELBOURNE AFTER 80 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING.
WHAT REMAINS, HOWEVER, IS A HEALTHY AUD$1.8 BILLION TRUCK AND BUS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.
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Congratulations to ANCA who have just been inducted into the Australian Export Awards Hall of Fame.
The company, which had won its category at the awards three times – in 2015, 2012 and 1995 – became only the 11th-ever inductee into the Hall of Fame.
Co-founder and joint managing director Pat Boland said it was “a real honour” ...
Do Your Performance Management Reviews Help or Hinder Your Team? by Cheryl Jekiel
Many times an employee has come to me for support after being rated “average” in a performance review. They are deeply discouraged by the rating, and even more so when told of areas they need to improve. Most employees put their hearts and ...
The largest lean conference in the world is currently underway!
Victorian Director, Victor Caune and QLD Director, Kevin Bennett are attending the AME International Conference in Dallas. Victor will be facilitating a special interactive session on “Why you should join a Business Network”, whilst Kevin will be acting in the role of guide/facilitator as part of the International ...
WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE DEMISE OF LOCAL MANUFACTURING; THE DECLINE OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND FURTHER MOVES TO OFFSHORING. SO WHAT GETS US OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING?
Fortunately, there are enough examples of progressive companies, networks and industry structures providing a critical mass to underpin Victoria’s future manufacturing sector.
We’d like to share ...
This presentation focuses on asset criticality ranking. There are a lot of decisions to be made in setting up a reliability improvement program, and you will need to determine which of your assets are more important than others. It is not a simple as it may seem. First you need to understand what “criticality” mean ...
Congratulations goes to Dirk Crouse, Operational Excellence Leader, Fonterra for winning the inaugural Best Practice Networker Award for 2015.
This is in recognition for contributing to promoting Operational Excellence to the business community in Australia and for helping others for his generous time and expertise.
We are sure that many have benefitted from Dirk’s wisdom and good ...
