What's the motivation behind this place. So much is cloaked in shadow and mystery. I understand that a lot of what goes on behind the scenes is mostly for leadership eyes only. But too much of it affects our work at the bottom. Even my boss is only privy to some of what's going on up above. It seems like a bad practice to inhibit productivity on the basis of...what? Secrecy? Because you know better?
Listen to me for a second. If I owned a mining company, and my executives and senior management all sat in an office building with me, who would know how to mine better? Me or the guys down in the mine shafts?
That's the kind of backwards thinking that is affecting businesses these days. Nobody thinks that the guy running the show at the bottom knows anything and yet they expect them to follow the what they say to a T and even to go beyond that.
If I tell my imaginary miners that we're switching their tools to a new drill that we say is better, but in reality when they use it they tell me it sucks, should I ignore that and ask why productivity is low or pay attention, realize the mistake and give back the more efficient equipment.
It's stupid to ignore the complaints and issues from the people who know best or at least have the experience. Because until you are down in that mine, understanding exactly how it's run, you can't really speak for what they do and don't need.
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