How to beat that all too common mining black day...

There's a FIFO phrase that seems to be popping up a lot lately and it's called 'Black Day'.

I quit my job and it was my biggest mistake ever...

A couple of years ago I decided to quit my job without having a new employment.

Back In The Day! Some MPi History

One of our earliest whole project recruitment jobs was awarded to us by the specialist underground contract mining company, Byrnecut. This certainly cuts costs and sometimes gives an operation the best chance of survival, as well as giving the best chance of survival to all the staff who DO remain on board.

Our 2014 Mining Wrap and 2015 Crystal Ball

The annual MPi Commodity Rap, What's Ahead, MPi Turns 20! What Did We Learn and our Special Friends Christmas Message

Is Your Board or Management Team Conflicted?

Finding happiness at work, all by yourself, on site or on a bike...

I love to ride my bike. There's just something about being out on the road, all alone, with a simple piece of machinery, cranking out miles just to go nowhere/anywhere.

How to get ahead without sucking up...

At every title or level, there are people who feel undervalued, underestimated and under appreciated by their superiors and maybe even by their peers.

How to cope with emotionally wrenching news like the MH17 disaster...

We recently woke to learn the shocking news that a Malaysian Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur had been shot down while flying over Ukraine.

Mining is tough - here's a guide to healthy living...

Where do you sit with your health, wellbeing and fitness?

The good and not so good reasons for changing jobs...

The mining game has caused many of us to quit, look further afield and start again” - Lou Adler CEO, best-selling author, created Performance-based Hiring. Recent book: The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired