“Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.” – W. Clement Stone
Prioritizing a positive and kind workplace culture should be one of the top focuses for any successful organization. The impact of this simple shift has a multitude of profound effects, primarily on the individuals that make up a workforce. When things don’t go as planned, it can be easy to lose sight, feel deflated and become focused on failures.
As referenced in this insightful ‘Positive Psychology’ fact sheet sourced from Black Dog Institute Org
(Positive-psychology-fact-sheet.pdf)
“Positive psychology is not about putting on a happy face all the time. Life can be hard and disappointments and challenges are inevitable.”
This ‘Positive Psychology’ fact sheet contains many useful strategies that can be applied in the workplace:
- Applying Mindfulness
- Nurturing Relationships
- Identifying and Using Your Strengths
- Seeking out ‘Flow’ Experiences
Individual Emotional Intelligence is becoming crucial, with rising expectations to embrace its role. At PX4, we believe fostering connections between individuals in the workplace should be the standard. Fundamentally, by empowering our team with the essential principles of transforming inevitable learning curves into opportunities for growth, we open doors to countless possibilities.
Turning Setbacks into Success: PX4 Nevada Jurisdictional Build
It is no secret PX4’s ‘Subject Matter Experts’ meticulously sift through many global Mining & Exploration Acts and Regulations for translation into our internal ‘Process Maps’. I know it seems easy to click a few buttons and automatically generate pathways, and you have probably forgotten how many hours this used to take. However, jurisdictional builds for PX4 have presented a unique challenge to overcome on a global scale.
Why did PX4 build Nevada as a Jurisdiction?
- Nevada is one of the leading Mining Jurisdictions in the USA.
- Largely encompassing land tracts under BLM (Bureau of Land Management).
- States under the BLM provide an advantage with consistency to data management for PX4’s “Gateway”.
- According to the ‘Fraser Institute’ of Canada, Nevada is recognised as the best global Jurisdiction for resource development and operation.
- Predominantly made up of Mining Claims, our historical internal complexities surrounding ‘Process Mapping’ of various permit or claim types were largely irrelevant.
Easy choice… right?
To date, our product functionality has primarily focused on navigating the complexities of ‘Mapping’ individual Jurisdictional legislations. These unique ‘Process Maps’ are carefully integrated into intuitive “Pathway” workflows.
During our ‘Quality Control’ testing of Nevada we hit a roadblock – the volume of Claims far outpaced the capabilities of our existing engine.
Alongside other critical performance upgrades, we required a tool for handling our unique ‘Pathway Workflows’ in scale. This wasn’t just a tweak; our software required an engine overhaul for managing Nevada effectively.
Alas, the beauty around building Jurisdictions under the BLM blindsided us. Whist the investment to build Navada was not large, unfortunately this project went into the “Setback” basket.
How did PX4 Discover the Silver Lining?
- Our research and internal practices prior to a building Jurisdiction became further improved.
- PX4 established invaluable bonds with companies and networks in Nevada that remain great advocates of our product.
- In hindsight, the spend was relatively small whilst we continue to see the opportunity for further expansion within Nevada.
And last but not least…. Guess who is planning their budget and design specifications for next years (2025) engine rebuild for updating pathway workflows in bulk….
It doesn’t really seem like a “Setback” now, does it?
Our Nevada jurisdiction build highlighted what we already suspected about our initially built engine but gave us the nudge to prioritize and develop further.
At PX4 we take pride in our ability as humans to fail, reflect, process and therefore eventually succeed.
We also find this goes hand in hand with our beloved ‘Team Culture’.
This project, while initially placed in the “setback” category, has evolved into a stepping stone for PX4’s growth and innovation.
Want to know more about the Power of Healthy ‘Team Culture’?
An article on ‘HBR’ written by Emma Seppala and Nicole K. McNicholas
The Power of Healthy Relationships at Work
“Research on self-determination theory, for example, demonstrates that in addition to having a sense of autonomy and freedom, motivation at work is largely impacted by our feelings of connection to others. We feel inspired when we’re reminded that we’re not alone in our endeavours and that our experiences are not ours alone to struggle through.”
For more on PX4’s expanding jurisdictional resources, visit our website: PX4 Software.
Written by Steph Jones – Customer Success Manager
