EXECUTIVE PROFILE Friska Wirya heads change at Newcrest Mining , developing and executing initiatives to ensure its people thrive through the complex changes occurring at both mine site and boardroom . Achieving significant safety , productivity and financial outcomes at Newcrest Mining , she is making digital ubiquitous at the global gold miner . By developing a sustainable change framework she aims to build a strong foundation to further drive adoption of digital technologies , cultivate an innovative culture and nurture an agile mindset . Prior to joining Newcrest , Friska was the Change Lead for multi-million-dollar projects spanning technology , structure , process and people , impacting 23,000 + across the seven continents at WorleyParsons , and built the change management consulting practice at Fujitsu .
and fail the right way . They fail cheap and get back up . They learn quickly from what didn ’ t work and this turbo charges the speed at which they ’ ll arrive at the right solution .”
However , Wirya stresses that underpinning the quest for innovation with the development of skills is key . “ I think the industry still doesn ’ t recognise these investments and won ’ t achieve anything if people don ’ t readily accept and adopt the changes that technology brings . You can ’ t invest so much in the right tools without paying equal , if not
“ With any level of change people are sceptical unless they ’ ve seen it work first hand . It ’ s a matter of identifying who your key stakeholders are and finding out what will encourage them to be more open to change ”
— Friska Wirya Head of Change , Newcrest Mining
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE Friska Wirya heads change at Newcrest Mining , developing and executing initiatives to ensure its people thrive through the complex changes occurring at both mine site and boardroom . Achieving significant safety , productivity and financial outcomes at Newcrest Mining , she is making digital ubiquitous at the global gold miner . By developing a sustainable change framework she aims to build a strong foundation to further drive adoption of digital technologies , cultivate an innovative culture and nurture an agile mindset . Prior to joining Newcrest , Friska was the Change Lead for multi-million-dollar projects spanning technology , structure , process and people , impacting 23,000 + across the seven continents at WorleyParsons , and built the change management consulting practice at Fujitsu .
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