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#222 Scott Williamson, MD of Blackstone Minerals, on the CEO-Chair relationship, taking career risks, and injecting fun into business
Season 1
Episode 222
Published 4 years, 4 months ago
Description
In this episode of The Inner Chief podcast, you'll hear from Scott Williamson, MD of Blackstone Minerals, on the CEO-Chair relationship, taking career risks, and injecting fun into business.
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Scott has been the Managing Director of Blackstone Minerals for 4 and a half years, and has extensive experience in the mining & metals industry over a 20 year career.
He graduated from the West Australian School of Mines and Curtin University of Technology and also holds a WA First Class Mine Manager's Certificate and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
In this episode we talk about:
- The cyclical nature of the mining industry and how he was often in and out of jobs;
- The role of the Chairperson and their relationship with the CEO;
- Taking risks in your career to get ahead, and then becoming a CEO for the first time;
- The fun side of business; and
- What the future holds for the mining industry.
Connecting with Scott Williamson
You can connect with Scott via LinkedIn
Books and resources
- Good to Great - by Jim Collins
- Blackstone Minerals Investor Presentation