It might be these new meds too, and perhaps some kind of symptoms of not having coke and juice or sugar and such. Who knows. I just know I feel a bit fragile today.
I had a bit to eat and immediately felt better. May well have been the other side of "hangry", which we see in the kids once in a while. Far out, if I am so susceptible to these things, no wonder they - the boys especially - struggle from time to time. Even I wasn't aware of the cause of my symptoms.
It's funny - not funny, how much like me they are. I guess that does prove I am a knucklehead after all. I hope it also proves that I'm still a bit loveable too haha :)
Well, that was the other day's draft post - not long after I jumped in the car with the big boss to go to one of our projects and discuss a new proposal that the QM and I had come up with. He liked it, approved it, and it's all systems go.
As we pulled into Cohuna, he then says to me "before you jump out, there's something in the back I want to talk to you about". I'm thinking, does he want me to help him bury a body or something? But no, what he wanted to talk to me about was the contract for General Manager - Quarrying. One of the key positions in the company, and essentially my career goal in terms of where I have always aspired to one day get to.
WOW!
Of course I have accepted. So here I am, the GM. Today is my first day in the role, and I guess it hasn't fully sunk in yet. I am proud of myself, and eager for the challenge. I think this is just what I need to be honest. Below is the MD's email to all staff informing them of the appointment:
"Dear Team,
I am very pleased to advise that David Brown has accepted our offer for the role of GM Quarries, replacing Peter. You all know David from his brief time with us as Resource Development Manager. In this time I am sure that many of you will have recognised David’s strengths including his willingness to listen and learn, his energy and his strong technical, financial and management skills.
David has held a Western Australian Quarry Manager’s Certificate of Competency since 1998 and has had over 25 years of production, technical and management experience working in Mines throughout Australia and South East Asia. David also holds an Honours Degree in Geological Engineering from RMIT.
I know that you will all continue to make David very welcome as he continues to learn about our people, plant, customers and resources. As planned Peter will be working part time for the next couple of months to mentor David and assist with budget preparation. David is very fortunate (as am I) to have such an experienced and competent Quarry Management Team as you guys to work with. I firmly believe that our team is amongst the very best in Australia, a group that has blossomed under the guidance of Geoff Wakeman and Peter Richardson. I also know that David is keen to ensure that we all continue to work collaboratively to develop our business and remain at the forefront of the extractive industry.
We will shortly be advertising for an experienced and well qualified person to fill the critical role of Resource Development Manager. Until this position is filled David will be covering this role too.
Congratulations David!
Kind regards,
John."
Dave the GM, amazing....
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