# Ep17: Building a workforce for tomorrow with Emma Coulthard, Executive General Manager of Human Resources at Liontown Resources. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hearts-mines-7053309/ep17-building-a-workforce-for-tomorrow-with-emma-coulthard-executive-general-manager-of-human-resources-at-liontown-resources Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hearts-mines-7053309/ep17-building-a-workforce-for-tomorrow-with-emma-coulthard-executive-general-manager-of-human-resources-at-liontown-resources.md Podcast: [Hearts & Mines](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hearts-mines-7053309) Published: 2025-05-04T22:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://heartsandmines.podbean.com/e/ep17-building-a-workforce-for-tomorrow-with-emma-coulthard-executive-general-manager-of-human-resources-at-liontown-resources/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3rv9gzft8ajwkayr/Emma_Coulthard_FINAL8pwy3.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hearts-mines-7053309/episodes/ep17-building-a-workforce-for-tomorrow-with-emma-coulthard-executive-general-manager-of-human-resources-at-liontown-resources Duration seconds: 2930 ## Resource In this episode, we speak with Emma Coulthard, the Executive General Manager of Human Resources at Liontown Resources, about leadership in mining and the importance of active listening. Emma shares insights from her 20+ year career and amongst other topics reflects on coaching technically trained executives to become more influential communicators. She draws on her experience at Liontown’s world-class Kathleen Valley lithium project.David Beilby πŸ”— https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbeilby/Alana Bray-White πŸ”— https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-bray-white-8b4478219/Emma Coulthard πŸ”— https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmacoulthard/ Timecodes: (0:00) Introduction (0:37) Defining Leadership (1:31) Guest Introduction: Emma Coulthard (4:57) Emma's Background and Early Years (7:49) Leadership in the Mining Industry (12:50) Maintaining Culture (18:53) Employer Value Proposition (23:05) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (26:48) Psychosocial Hazards in the Mining Industry (32:39) AI in the Mining Industry (34:59) Leadership Insights and Lessons (39:06) Word Association Game (46:39) Reflections Listen to the podcast 🎧 Spotify πŸ”— https://open.spotify.com/show/0yVHwWQedZTzFFVablYrpo?si=4c6003b405ad40c0 Apple πŸ”— https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hearts-mines/id1773199281 Follow Hearts & Mines 🌐 LinkedIn πŸ”— https://www.linkedin.com/company/hearts-mines Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in 'Hearts & Mines' are those of the podcast participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of ivy & gecko or any other agency, organisation, employer, or company associated with the podcast. Content provided is for informational purposes only. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hearts-mines-7053309/episodes/ep17-building-a-workforce-for-tomorrow-with-emma-coulthard-executive-general-manager-of-human-resources-at-liontown-resources/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hearts-mines-7053309/ep17-building-a-workforce-for-tomorrow-with-emma-coulthard-executive-general-manager-of-human-resources-at-liontown-resources.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.