Modern Quarrying Q2 2021

Paul Mardon, deputy general secretary: Strategy and Sustainability at Solidarity.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Effective leadership is results driven to achieve strategic objectives and positive outcomes

Some inevitable, secondary, but extremely important outcomes of ethical and effective leadership include a reputation for business as a good corporate citizen and market and investor confidence

Importance of leadership The evidence of ASPASA member operations’ successes is indicative of the high level and professionalism of the leadership. According to Mardon, one of the most important principles of business is that leadership is key and essential for success. Leadership, he says, comprises two elements – ethics and effectiveness – which work together and are complimentary to each other. “Effective leadership is results driven to achieve strategic objectives and positive outcomes,” he says. Some inevitable, secondary, but extremely important outcomes of eth- ical and effective leadership include a reputation for business as a good corporate citizen and market and investor confidence. “As any business

The ISO 45001 standard confirms that leadership and leadership’s commitment are central in the management and achievement of H&S at the workplace

The aim of a culture of interdependency leads to, among others, a sense of organisational pride by all employees, which translates, not only into healthy and safe workplaces, but also into a culture of co-ownership of the business and working together for the common good of the business and all in its employ

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