Friday at Leighton Contracting went well. I got in and it was off to a flying start. I got to work and was told that there had been an article in a local newspaper where one of our mine sites was located reporting on two minor incidents that occurred on site. Erin suggested that we should invite the editorial team of Whyalla News to come to the site for a day visit to be shown the safety protocols that are in place to protect all employees. This will reiterate Leighton Contracting’s number one value of “Health and Safety above all else.” Erin emailed me the format she wanted to do the report in, it would then be shown to Pat Ellis, the GM to get the go ahead. She showed me a report similar that to that of the 12 Point Plan, except this one had just 7. They were:
1. Context
2. Purpose
3. Objectives
4. Strategy
5. Tactics
6. Mediums
7. Review
I was enthusiastic to start. I knew what to do, reminiscent of what my classmates had already stated – everything we had learnt in class just kicks in. Erin checked to make sure she had explained it ok. I said that we learn how to format campaign reporting into a 12 Point Plan. She mentioned that depending on the size of the campaign, some topics were bigger than others. She wanted it to be about 1.5pages which I was sure I could fill very quickly.
I showed Erin what I had written when I was about half way through to make sure she was happy with the direction I was going and that I was doing it correctly. Apart from mostly grammatical changes, which she said I would only learn from practicing writing and a few extra points, she was very happy with the report. I kept working on it, until I was called for a meeting.
The meeting was with Erin and a lady from HR. Erin showed us a presentation educating staff on email etiquette, which was very interesting and I learn a lot and some changes I should make when writing emails. I also suggested she put in a point about ‘making sure attachments are attached and that the right document is attached. ‘
It was then back to the report, until we left to go to Whiteman Park to check out the venue for a family day the company will be putting on. Erin was hoping we could include our day with Thomas the Tank Engine Day, but the manager there said that it is very hectic and there are between 15,000 and 20,000 people on the day. This event will still be in May and as we drove to Subiaco we discussed what needed to be done for the day. I told her about the catering options I had researched for the boat cruise and told her I would get some quotes for her at the same time.
It was then for a meeting/luncheon with several ladies from the other Leighton offices who all worked in communications. It was really great to meet them and discuss what they were doing within their company’s and it’s a great relationship to rely on to get help and give help when needed.
After lunch it was back to the office and back to the report. I finished it off and sent t through to Erin, in total I wrote three pages, Not bad for my first effort. It was great that I had a mining background to help me along. I also sent through to Erin the notes that I had taken during the student day with Beacon.
Over all this was an excellent day. Got to do lots and I learnt a lot and surprised myself about how much I really know.
Stay tuned for my next adventures at Leighton Contracting.
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