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Executive Coaching for Mining Industry Leaders

Equip mining executives, site leaders, and supervisors with behavior-based coaching skills that improve safety, engagement, and operational performance. Aubrey Daniels International helps leaders understand what reinforces behavior, remove barriers to desired actions, and build sustainable systems that make high performance more consistent across complex mining environments.

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Our Executive Coaching Services

Behavior-based coaching solutions for mining leaders seeking safer, more engaged, and higher-performing operations.

Leadership Development

Develops executive and site leadership skills through assessments, upward feedback, behavioral roadmapping, and practical coaching methods that help mining leaders influence performance with clarity and consistency.

Safety Leadership

Coaches leaders to create proactively safe workplaces by reinforcing safe behaviors, removing operational barriers, aligning systems, and turning safety intentions into measurable daily leadership actions.

Safety Culture

Uses surveys, site assessments, interviews, and behavioral roadmaps to help leaders replace blame and reactive management with trust, hazard recognition, and sustainable accountability.

Behavior-Based Safety

Implements observation, real-time feedback, and positive reinforcement systems that engage executives, managers, supervisors, and frontline teams in building lasting safety excellence.

Employee Engagement

Helps leaders understand how their behavior drives discretionary effort, then builds positive accountability systems that encourage commitment, collaboration, and high performance.

HOP Coaching

Operationalizes Human and Organizational Performance principles by helping leaders learn from errors, reduce blame, improve context, and sustain learning-oriented leadership behaviors.

Executive coaching process for mining leaders

Our 5-Step Coaching Process

Assess Leadership Impact and Culture

ADI begins with leadership surveys, safety culture surveys, readiness assessments, interviews, observations, and document review to identify how current systems, reinforcement patterns, and leadership behaviors shape performance across mining operations.

Build a Behavioral Roadmap

Develop Coaching Skills

Align Systems and Reinforcement

Sustain Measurable Improvement

Trusted Worldwide

Client Results

ADI helps organizations translate behavioral science into measurable leadership, safety, and performance improvement.

"The consultants we work with at ADI are practical and pragmatic. Our consultants get to know us—they invest time and effort to understand our business environment and provide pertinent guidance on how to shape culture."

Rich Gold

"We are achieving better numbers than we've ever achieved before. Our accuracy is higher. Our accidents are going down. Our costs are lower than they've ever been, and we're setting new records on throughput activity and accuracy."

VP Logistics

"There is no question that it's a more engaged workforce. And in some cases, it has been really dramatic."

Mark Manion

"The change was astronomical. The improvement we've had has been miraculous."

Manager of customer service operations

"The consultants we work with at ADI are practical and pragmatic. Our consultants get to know us—they invest time and effort to understand our business environment and provide pertinent guidance on how to shape culture."

Rich Gold

"We are achieving better numbers than we've ever achieved before. Our accuracy is higher. Our accidents are going down. Our costs are lower than they've ever been, and we're setting new records on throughput activity and accuracy."

VP Logistics

"There is no question that it's a more engaged workforce. And in some cases, it has been really dramatic."

Mark Manion

"The change was astronomical. The improvement we've had has been miraculous."

Manager of customer service operations

"The consultants we work with at ADI are practical and pragmatic. Our consultants get to know us—they invest time and effort to understand our business environment and provide pertinent guidance on how to shape culture."

Rich Gold

"We are achieving better numbers than we've ever achieved before. Our accuracy is higher. Our accidents are going down. Our costs are lower than they've ever been, and we're setting new records on throughput activity and accuracy."

VP Logistics

"There is no question that it's a more engaged workforce. And in some cases, it has been really dramatic."

Mark Manion

"The change was astronomical. The improvement we've had has been miraculous."

Manager of customer service operations
The ADI Difference

Why Choose Aubrey Daniels International?

ADI brings behavioral science, proven methods, and deep performance expertise to leadership transformation.

45+ Years

Over 45 years applying behavioral science to business performance and sustainable culture change.

Science-Based

Methods are grounded in behavior analysis, not trends, personality theory, or generic motivation advice.

Actionable Data

Surveys and assessments become coaching plans, giving leaders clear priorities for improvement.

Global Scale

ADI supports complex organizations worldwide with consulting, workshops, coaching, and implementation guidance.

Meet the ADI Team

Behavioral science leaders guiding sustainable performance improvement.

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Dr. Aubrey C. Daniels

Founder

Dr. Aubrey C. Daniels is the founder of Aubrey Daniels International (ADI), a globally recognized leader in applying the science of behavior to business performance for over 45 years. He is widely credited with introducing the phrase "Performance Management" to describe how organizations can motivate employees to enthusiastically deliver results. Grounded in his deep expertise in Applied Behavior Analysis, Dr. Daniels built ADI on the principle that understanding behavior and identifying what truly reinforces people unlocks exceptional performance. He is the author of several bestselling management classics, including Bringing Out the Best in People and Performance Management, and has transformed organizational cultures across diverse industries worldwide. His work continues to shape how leaders think about sustainable, behavior-based performance improvement.

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Judy Agnew

Senior Vice President

Judy Agnew serves as Senior Vice President at Aubrey Daniels International, where she applies her extensive expertise in behavioral science to help organizations achieve measurable, lasting performance improvements. A dynamic and compelling speaker, Judy has the rare ability to energize and inspire audiences of all sizes, delivering presentations that challenge conventional thinking and motivate meaningful change. She is the co-author of Safe by Accident, a resource that brings behavioral science principles to workplace safety. As an expert presenter and advisor, Judy works with leaders across diverse industries to translate the science of behavior into practical strategies that enhance employee performance, strengthen organizational culture, and drive sustainable business results.

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Tom Spencer, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Tom Spencer joined Aubrey Daniels International in 2000, initially serving as Director of Strategy Integration and Chief Operating Officer. For more than 36 years, Tom has provided consulting services in areas such as instructional and performance systems, behavioral process design and improvement, leadership development, and strategy integration and implementation. Tom's approach to consulting is pragmatic and grounded in the science of behavior, creating positive change in management practices, organizational systems, and critical business results. Tom earned a doctorate in psychology (behavior analysis) from West Virginia University and a master's degree in applied behavior analysis from Northeastern University.

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David Uhl

Senior Vice President of Consulting Services

David Uhl is a results-driven leader who helps clients in aerospace, energy, mining, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and customer care maximize the Discretionary Effort of their employees. With more than 34 years of experience, David is a seasoned executive coach, change leader and master facilitator who is adept at applying behavioral science technology to accelerate and sustain organizational change and performance improvement. David is a frequent conference presenter, invited to deliver sessions that address leadership and organizational challenges, particularly those that relate to high-hazard environments or the rapid execution of organizational change.

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Bart Sevin, Ph.D.

Vice President

Specializing in performance and systems analysis and the development of behavior-based implementation strategies, Bart Sevin helps clients create long-term organizational change. As a highly trained and experienced Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Bart helps organizations examine systems, processes, and people strategies to ensure that their motivational initiatives are aligned to promote business success and drive their desired outcomes. Bart works with clients from a variety of business sectors, including Manufacturing, Energy, Banking, Heavy Construction, Automotive Financial Services, and Insurance. Bart received his Ph.D. and M.S. in behavioral psychology from Auburn University.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is executive coaching for mining industry leaders?

Executive coaching for mining industry leaders helps senior leaders, site managers, and supervisors improve how they influence behavior, safety, engagement, and operational performance. ADI’s approach is grounded in behavioral science, giving leaders practical methods for reinforcing desired actions, removing performance barriers, and building systems that sustain high and steady rates of improvement.

How does behavioral science improve mining leadership?

Can coaching help improve mining safety culture?

Who should participate in executive coaching?

How are surveys and assessments used in the coaching process?

Is the coaching customized for each mining organization?

How long does leadership coaching take to show results?

How is ADI different from generic leadership training?

Have More Leadership Questions?

Talk with ADI about your organization’s coaching priorities.

Recognized Expertise

Awards and Recognition

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Elite Media Presence

Recognition for visible industry thought leadership.

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45+ Years Experience

Decades applying behavioral science to business.

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Behavioral Science Experts

Science-based approach to sustainable performance improvement.

Build Stronger Mining Leadership

Share your leadership, safety, and performance goals with ADI. Our team will help identify the right surveys, coaching, workshops, or consulting path for your organization.

Contact Us Today

For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 678-904-6140. You can also send us a quick email at info@aubreydaniels.com.