Female Leadership in Mining & Engineering with Patricia Downing

<p>Welcome to SkyeTeam's People First! In this series, we explore the people side of successful business and careers. We all have a story to share, a leadership journey that we are experiencing.</p><p>We'll be interviewing authors, business leaders, thought leaders, and people like you to uncover the latest ideas, resources, and tools to help you become more effective at work - and in life. As it turns out, the secret is cultivating winning relationships. Business is personal, and relationships matter!</p><p>So, sit back, and grab a coffee as Morag and Patricia Downing discuss, Female Leadership in Mining and Engineering!</p><p>Chapter Layout:<br>0:00 - Open<br>1:58 - What Did You Want to Be When You Grew Up?<br>2:57 - Pivot Point<br>4:50 - Women in Engineering<br>7:07 - Barriers to Entry<br>9:58 - Fitting In<br>12:30 - Leaning In<br>15:03 - Finding a Good Mentor<br>17:22 - Gender Equality<br>20:05 - Self Select Out<br>22:47 - What's Next?<br>24:15 - Human Skills<br>28:08 - Forging Your Own Path<br>30:37 - Wrap</p><p>Links:<br>https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-downing-46787a4/</p><p><strong>Transcript:<br></strong>- [Intro] Welcome to SkyeTeam's "People First" with Morag Barrett.</p><p>- So my guest this week is my friend and colleague Patricia Downing. And Patricia has one for me, one of the most inspiring leadership journeys to share, in that she has a career that spans more than 40 years that covers design, construction, startup in mining. An industry that I look at it and think, well, there's a man's world. And for more than 40 years you have been a global leader working around the world. We met in Chile and in Peru. You've worked in Australia. You're working now back in Peru but living in Costa Rica. You've been here in the United States. And you just have been an inspiration Patricia. So thank you for joining me here on "People First" and for agreeing to share your leadership journey.</p><p>- Thanks so much. I really appreciate this. I've, I've decided actually recently, not too long ago, maybe