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Being a consistent leader is about making yourself and the people around you a little bit better every day were words of advice for employees this week as two-time Olympic gold medal hockey player Cassie Campbell-Pascall visited Gahcho Kué Mine.

The former captain of Canada’s national women’s hockey team and current Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster visited the mine on March 13, where she gave presentations to employees about leadership and the importance of building a strong team.

“I have never been to (a diamond) mine, but one thing I have learned already on this visit is that if someone is not a team player, it can disrupt things in a huge way. (There is also) the safety aspect of everything and how important it is for everyone to be on the same page,” said Campbell-Pascall.

She described Gahcho Kué as “Canadian at its finest – there are a lot of hard-working people here.”

“Everyone is born a leader,” she said. “The best leaders are the people who are the most consistent. It’s about trying to be the best you can be every day.”

During three one hour-long presentations, Campbell-Pascall described the lessons she learned over her time with the national team and as a broadcaster.

Those lessons include the importance of learning from your failures, clear communications, being prepared for the task at hand, taking responsibility for your actions and not letting the fear of going outside of your comfort zone get in the way of taking on a challenge.

“Cassie’s message resonated with everyone because she connected with people on a very personal level,” said Allan Rodel, Gahcho Kué Mine General Manager.

Her day-long visit included visiting the mining operations in the open pit and inside the process plant where she was able to view diamonds that had been recovered that day.