1 00:00:04,110 --> 00:00:05,850 This is Power Onward, 2 00:00:05,910 --> 00:00:10,740 the podcast that unveils how power technology shapes your everyday life. 3 00:00:16,590 --> 00:00:17,860 You are listening to Power Onward. 4 00:00:20,220 --> 00:00:21,670 What is power in your world? 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:27,750 This is Power Onward, 6 00:00:28,050 --> 00:00:32,250 the podcast that unveils how power technology shapes your everyday life. 7 00:00:33,900 --> 00:00:38,340 Picture yourself staring at a generator. At first it looks really industrial, 8 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:42,450 heavy, technical. To some it might seem unappealing, 9 00:00:42,510 --> 00:00:46,770 it's just a metal box. But to someone who sees beyond the surface, 10 00:00:46,770 --> 00:00:50,880 it's actually quite beautiful. In every design, there's intricacy, 11 00:00:51,150 --> 00:00:55,080 designs that power residential areas like malls and grocery stores, 12 00:00:55,830 --> 00:00:58,800 even more complex designs that power mission critical spaces, 13 00:00:58,830 --> 00:01:00,570 think hospitals and data centers. 14 00:01:01,140 --> 00:01:04,530 These are the details that turn those metal boxes into possibility. 15 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:06,420 Hey everyone, I'm Kim. 16 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:08,460 Hi, and I'm Tanya. 17 00:01:09,510 --> 00:01:10,440 Okay, Tanya. 18 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,800 So tell me a little bit more about the beauty that you see in these products. 19 00:01:14,460 --> 00:01:18,090 So I think the beauty in our products is quite 20 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:23,490 multifaceted. First of all, they're really compact. The way they're made, 21 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,940 the structure is big and bold and robust. 22 00:01:27,450 --> 00:01:31,650 But where it really came to life for me was on some photo shoots that I did for 23 00:01:31,710 --> 00:01:34,170 the work I was doing lots and lots of years ago, 24 00:01:34,590 --> 00:01:38,640 where the technicians would unpack or and disassemble the whole engine. 25 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:43,860 They'd call it a tear down and they'd pack for an overhaul or a rehaul. 26 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,410 They'd pack all the bits and pieces and the parts very, 27 00:01:46,410 --> 00:01:48,240 very neatly as they always do. 28 00:01:48,630 --> 00:01:51,810 And when I was walking through the workshop at the time, 29 00:01:52,290 --> 00:01:55,830 there was just some sort of light that was shining through on these parts and 30 00:01:55,830 --> 00:01:58,740 they had been recently cleaned. They're nice and shiny, 31 00:01:59,250 --> 00:02:02,280 and they became more than just parts lying on the table. 32 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,420 They became shapes. There's actually an artist called Mark Escher. 33 00:02:06,930 --> 00:02:11,220 People can go and have a look at his work where there's a lot of ambiguity. 34 00:02:11,340 --> 00:02:12,173 And when I do this, 35 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,570 one of his famous pieces is actually two hands holding each other, 36 00:02:15,810 --> 00:02:20,070 A lot of ambiguity in shapes and forms and et cetera, 37 00:02:20,070 --> 00:02:22,320 and surfaces and reflections. 38 00:02:22,530 --> 00:02:26,490 So I had a look at all of that and put myself, this is really fascinating. 39 00:02:26,490 --> 00:02:30,930 So I dived deeper into that. Took a whole lot of series of photographs on those. 40 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,920 The open heads at the top with the bits and pieces, 41 00:02:34,920 --> 00:02:37,830 the springs and quills are out. It really was fascinating. 42 00:02:37,830 --> 00:02:42,540 So I find them beautiful because I actually know what goes on inside of them and 43 00:02:42,540 --> 00:02:45,990 how they all fit together. And it really fascinates me, to be honest with you. 44 00:02:46,050 --> 00:02:47,100 They really are beautiful. 45 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:52,140 There is something oddly satisfying with seeing them disassembled and knowing 46 00:02:52,380 --> 00:02:54,600 there's a method behind the madness that you might see. 47 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,970 And you mentioned them organizing it into rows, 48 00:02:56,970 --> 00:03:01,030 and I do think that's a really beautiful thing. So given your response, 49 00:03:01,030 --> 00:03:03,220 it seems like you've got some creative background. 50 00:03:03,220 --> 00:03:05,800 Do you want to tell us a little bit more about what you've done here at Cummins? 51 00:03:06,310 --> 00:03:10,870 It's been a fantastic journey the last 13 odd years as an employee and in the 52 00:03:10,870 --> 00:03:15,010 previous 20, 25 years odd as a supplier to Cummins, 53 00:03:15,010 --> 00:03:16,840 a graphic design agency for Cummins. 54 00:03:17,170 --> 00:03:21,340 So essentially I created the visual material that was needed for the advertising 55 00:03:21,340 --> 00:03:25,990 campaigns, billboards, et cetera, branding for over all the years. 56 00:03:25,990 --> 00:03:29,470 And through that we had many iterations of the brand. 57 00:03:29,470 --> 00:03:32,980 The brand changed quite a few times in those years. We had the sunsets, 58 00:03:32,980 --> 00:03:35,230 there was a whole sunset scene, which was, or theme, 59 00:03:35,230 --> 00:03:38,920 which was absolutely stunningly every day, every sunset, every moment, 60 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:43,570 every mission, critical, beautiful material to be able to work with the parts, 61 00:03:43,570 --> 00:03:45,910 the interlocking gears and things like that. 62 00:03:45,910 --> 00:03:50,080 Really beautiful visual material to work with to the red stripe, 63 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,840 et cetera that we had right down to where we are today. 64 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:57,250 So I've really been involved in the creation of the visual identity 65 00:03:57,970 --> 00:04:02,590 over all the years. Two examples that really stick close to my heart. 66 00:04:03,070 --> 00:04:05,500 Way back in the early two thousands, 67 00:04:05,500 --> 00:04:10,360 we did an advertising campaign for repowering of old train 68 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,110 engines, train engines and mining underground mining equipment. 69 00:04:14,530 --> 00:04:18,100 And we had to try figure out how are we going to bring this breathing new life 70 00:04:18,100 --> 00:04:21,070 into the engines back, make that visual connection. 71 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:26,290 So we created a scene of a little boy sitting on a train track 72 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:31,360 and blowing a dandelion wishing for a new engine type of thing. 73 00:04:31,900 --> 00:04:34,750 I mean, looking back not, it may have been, it was a slightly cliche, 74 00:04:34,750 --> 00:04:38,470 but at the time it really, really did resonate. It worked very well. 75 00:04:38,470 --> 00:04:43,030 And the second one to that series was a little girl that was riding her bike and 76 00:04:43,030 --> 00:04:47,680 she dropped her bike because she heard a new sound underground 77 00:04:47,740 --> 00:04:51,460 being the new sound of the Cummins engine that has now been repowered 78 00:04:51,940 --> 00:04:54,940 underground. And she was listening with her ear to the ground. So yeah, 79 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:59,590 that was just two of the immediate ads that I can think of that's who 80 00:04:59,590 --> 00:05:00,700 interact around the globe. 81 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:02,380 Powerful imagery. 82 00:05:02,380 --> 00:05:05,140 And I was saying you were tugging on my heartstrings as a brand marketer. 83 00:05:05,140 --> 00:05:08,380 It's so interesting to see that you come from a background where you were a 84 00:05:08,380 --> 00:05:12,430 creative first and not actually a technical background like most people may 85 00:05:12,430 --> 00:05:13,263 think. 86 00:05:13,330 --> 00:05:15,700 I think that is something I really want to bring home. 87 00:05:15,790 --> 00:05:20,290 And one of the things I love the most about Cummins is when I came to join 88 00:05:20,290 --> 00:05:21,460 Cummins back as an employee, 89 00:05:21,490 --> 00:05:26,410 I realized you don't just have to be an engineer or a 90 00:05:26,410 --> 00:05:30,520 scientist or an analytical type of person to belong in a 91 00:05:30,610 --> 00:05:33,580 manufacturing kind of company like Cummins is. 92 00:05:33,580 --> 00:05:35,590 There really is space for absolutely everybody. 93 00:05:35,890 --> 00:05:39,100 There is creativity that can be found absolutely everywhere, 94 00:05:39,100 --> 00:05:43,420 and it might not be a FMCG type of campaign, et cetera, 95 00:05:43,420 --> 00:05:45,790 but the depth of what we found, 96 00:05:46,450 --> 00:05:50,920 what I found anyway in Cummins as a slightly different 97 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:53,620 talented person has been extremely rewarding. 98 00:05:54,010 --> 00:05:55,510 It really has been extremely rewarding. 99 00:05:55,510 --> 00:05:59,600 And that's one of the things that I was told when I first joined is you can make 100 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,290 your career your own at Cummins. And I thought, okay, sure. 101 00:06:03,650 --> 00:06:06,260 But honest honestly, 102 00:06:06,470 --> 00:06:08,780 that is truly the way Cummins operates, 103 00:06:08,780 --> 00:06:10,610 where you're able to make your career yourself. 104 00:06:10,910 --> 00:06:15,290 You can make your career your own. If you have a view in mind almost. 105 00:06:15,290 --> 00:06:18,410 If you can dream it, you can do it. I'm living example of that. 106 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,830 So that's exciting about what I love about being at Cummins. 107 00:06:22,550 --> 00:06:26,570 I agree and that resonates with me deeply because I've had that same experience 108 00:06:26,570 --> 00:06:30,170 here and I can still see the bricks kind of unfolding in front of me. 109 00:06:30,350 --> 00:06:32,780 So a lot of times people ask, what do you want to do next? I'm like, 110 00:06:32,780 --> 00:06:34,520 I don't know. I really enjoy what I do, 111 00:06:34,700 --> 00:06:36,950 but there are so many different opportunities here. 112 00:06:37,460 --> 00:06:40,100 So I want to talk more about Cummins in your region. 113 00:06:40,550 --> 00:06:44,120 I need you to tell everyone where you're based and I would love to know a story 114 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,810 or show us how some products are making real impact and differences in people's 115 00:06:47,810 --> 00:06:48,643 lives there. 116 00:06:49,070 --> 00:06:52,010 Okay, so I'm based in South Africa, in Johannesburg in South Africa. 117 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,790 Our products are very, very needed in our region. 118 00:06:55,790 --> 00:07:00,620 I work for the Malcolms team and for the Africa Middle East region. 119 00:07:00,620 --> 00:07:04,520 So our region spans Africa to Middle East to Kazakhstan, which is really, 120 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:08,030 really, really vast. I can honestly say in across the entire region, 121 00:07:08,330 --> 00:07:10,760 power solutions is critical and is key, 122 00:07:10,910 --> 00:07:15,290 whether that be a generator or whether that be a data center or a train or a 123 00:07:15,290 --> 00:07:18,020 boat or a underground mining equipment or normal, 124 00:07:18,410 --> 00:07:21,440 huge big haul truck equipments or on highway. 125 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:26,330 So there is so much opportunity in our region and our 126 00:07:26,330 --> 00:07:27,200 product is really, 127 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:32,090 really critical because power and utility power specifically and 128 00:07:32,090 --> 00:07:36,350 specifically lowering home to South Africa, really, really is a challenge. 129 00:07:36,380 --> 00:07:40,430 And I know a lot of parts in Africa as well. Utility power is not stable, 130 00:07:40,430 --> 00:07:42,260 it's not reliable. 131 00:07:42,260 --> 00:07:45,680 It's on for a couple hours a day or for most of the day. 132 00:07:46,550 --> 00:07:49,700 Oftentimes when we are on Zoom calls with partners across our region, 133 00:07:49,700 --> 00:07:53,570 it's sorry, we have bandwidth issues, we've got to switch off, myself included. 134 00:07:53,570 --> 00:07:56,600 And that is because our power is unstable. 135 00:07:57,140 --> 00:07:59,840 It's interesting you bring that up because I have come across a couple of 136 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:03,020 meetings where we've had to also turn off our cameras to help with those 137 00:08:03,020 --> 00:08:04,160 bandwidth issues to help people, 138 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:08,300 but I did not realize that was due to the grid reliability and the grid 139 00:08:08,300 --> 00:08:09,500 constraints in your area. 140 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:13,730 In fact, even our telecom towers obviously rely very, 141 00:08:13,730 --> 00:08:15,020 very heavily on backup power. 142 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:19,550 So I know that was a really big market for us at one particular point, 143 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:24,050 telecom towers, we needed some gensets to back that power up. 144 00:08:24,050 --> 00:08:27,800 And of course I'm excited now because we've got battery energy systems, battery, 145 00:08:28,100 --> 00:08:29,300 BESS battery, 146 00:08:29,420 --> 00:08:34,190 and that is going to revolutionize the way that we are able to operate in our 147 00:08:34,190 --> 00:08:37,610 region. Taking solar power, taking wind power, 148 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:42,560 harnessing that and storing the power within our BESS system or 149 00:08:42,560 --> 00:08:47,360 and slash additionally having backup power in the form of a diesel generator 150 00:08:48,260 --> 00:08:52,520 in Africa, Middle East. Well, Africa specifically, diesel is still widely, 151 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:53,353 widely used. 152 00:08:53,690 --> 00:08:57,330 Our transition will take slightly longer than other parts of the world. 153 00:08:58,590 --> 00:09:01,860 So that's why I feel passionate. I really wish I've had a magic wand, 154 00:09:02,430 --> 00:09:05,940 put a gen set, a Cummins gen set in the hospitals, in the broadcast towers, 155 00:09:06,210 --> 00:09:08,160 in the airports absolutely everywhere. So. 156 00:09:08,790 --> 00:09:12,210 I'm really happy to hear you mention BESS or Battery Energy Storage Systems 157 00:09:12,210 --> 00:09:16,530 because I just spoke with Aaron Gold about how they are so vastly different than 158 00:09:16,530 --> 00:09:19,260 our average household batteries from toys and phones. 159 00:09:19,260 --> 00:09:21,600 But now beyond and knowing that, 160 00:09:21,630 --> 00:09:26,460 well actually learning that best is able to take power and store it and also 161 00:09:26,460 --> 00:09:30,120 distribute it when it's needed the most. Really, really interesting to know. 162 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:34,290 It has a mind of its own to be able to manage those loads and the power that it 163 00:09:34,290 --> 00:09:34,530 owns. 164 00:09:34,530 --> 00:09:38,700 So I can see that making a world of difference into how people live and how 165 00:09:38,700 --> 00:09:39,533 people work. 166 00:09:40,590 --> 00:09:43,260 Absolutely. That really is absolutely the truth. 167 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:48,750 Our region has become quite socialized with battery storage based on 168 00:09:48,750 --> 00:09:52,500 inverters and things like that from solar power or just a plane inverter. 169 00:09:52,710 --> 00:09:57,600 But if having battery energy storage systems as a common way that a 170 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,680 households or small companies or commercial sectors or the whole industrial 171 00:10:01,680 --> 00:10:03,690 sector and more, 172 00:10:03,690 --> 00:10:07,950 because I know that they're able to be strung up in parallel and and to be able 173 00:10:07,950 --> 00:10:11,580 to provide really large power really is fantastic. In fact, 174 00:10:11,580 --> 00:10:16,200 the facility I work at in Johannesburg is going to be powered very 175 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,490 shortly by a BESS system if it's not by December, 176 00:10:20,490 --> 00:10:23,010 then early in 2026. And one of our regions, 177 00:10:23,010 --> 00:10:27,810 Cummins Arabia has only as literally as I think last month installed a BESS 178 00:10:27,810 --> 00:10:30,720 system at their facility as a backup power. 179 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,020 So you can't sell something if you don't use it yourself. So there's proof. 180 00:10:34,050 --> 00:10:34,920 Absolutely. 181 00:10:34,980 --> 00:10:37,770 We're using it, we believe in it, customers can buy it. 182 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,230 I want to see how this is installed. 183 00:10:40,230 --> 00:10:44,970 I love seeing on-site installations because it is so nice to see our products in 184 00:10:45,690 --> 00:10:48,180 real life placements actually making a difference. 185 00:10:48,270 --> 00:10:51,090 You'll have to send a picture. I would love to see one. 186 00:10:51,630 --> 00:10:54,180 So what I'm hearing a lot is for you, 187 00:10:54,690 --> 00:10:56,730 our product does make a world of difference. 188 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:00,690 It does change the way people operate and it is almost like a lifeline depending 189 00:11:00,780 --> 00:11:04,590 on when these grid constraints happen. But I know one thing about you, 190 00:11:04,650 --> 00:11:07,770 you have a superpower and it's not always about the product. 191 00:11:07,770 --> 00:11:09,390 So tell me more about this superpower. 192 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:12,750 I love you. I love the fact that you call it a superpower. I haven't had... 193 00:11:12,750 --> 00:11:14,010 It's a superpower. 194 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:16,800 It falls. I am going to take that on from now onwards. 195 00:11:17,190 --> 00:11:21,540 But I think one of the most important points, 196 00:11:21,540 --> 00:11:24,240 when I first started working with Cummins in 97, 197 00:11:24,690 --> 00:11:28,290 I was told we are not in the engine business. We're in the people business. 198 00:11:28,770 --> 00:11:32,340 And that is the truest thing, absolutely the truest thing ever. Yes, 199 00:11:32,610 --> 00:11:36,420 we have amazing product, but without our people, and when I say people, 200 00:11:36,420 --> 00:11:38,790 I'm talking right from the very, 201 00:11:38,790 --> 00:11:43,290 very first person you walk into at the facility right up to our CEO and 202 00:11:43,290 --> 00:11:46,080 chairman. Every single body is very, very, 203 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:50,970 very important across the whole spectrum. Something that I feel really, 204 00:11:50,970 --> 00:11:54,250 really passionate about: our people. As I said, 205 00:11:54,430 --> 00:11:58,690 links to what I was saying earlier, you're able to craft your own journey, 206 00:11:58,690 --> 00:12:02,980 your own story at Cummins is the fact that we have got so much talent at 207 00:12:02,980 --> 00:12:06,190 Cummins. We have got so much talent, but so many people, 208 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,650 and it's maybe not just at Cummins, people in general, 209 00:12:09,130 --> 00:12:12,490 they're doing a fantastic job. But when you converse with them, 210 00:12:12,700 --> 00:12:16,120 you might realize that they're just a little bit lackluster and they haven't 211 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:21,010 realized that they actually have a talent or a skill or an aptitude to 212 00:12:21,010 --> 00:12:24,550 something which is very, very, very, very obvious to other people. 213 00:12:24,550 --> 00:12:28,750 And my mission on this earth is basically to point that out to people. So, hey, 214 00:12:28,750 --> 00:12:33,250 have you noticed that you really, really seem very good at A, B, C or X, Y, Z? 215 00:12:34,060 --> 00:12:38,980 And I won't just do that flippantly to everybody I meet, but when that happens, 216 00:12:38,980 --> 00:12:43,030 and the most fundamental thing at Cummins is that if you find somebody that's 217 00:12:43,030 --> 00:12:47,080 really good at strategy, let's say, and it's identified, 218 00:12:47,500 --> 00:12:52,360 Cummins is leaders are those kind of leaders that will then definitely 219 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:56,230 organize and make sure that you land up in that type of place so that you can 220 00:12:56,230 --> 00:13:00,010 fulfill and be your complete and total unique self. We value difference at 221 00:13:00,010 --> 00:13:03,430 Cummins, right? We value difference. We don't value copy pastes. 222 00:13:03,580 --> 00:13:07,360 We value difference. And that is your talents, your skills, the way you think, 223 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:11,050 where you come from, all of the diversities, not just the sex dimensions, 224 00:13:11,050 --> 00:13:15,340 but all of the diversities. And so the superpower I have is just, 225 00:13:15,340 --> 00:13:16,420 I dunno how you want to put it, 226 00:13:16,420 --> 00:13:19,660 but basically tapping into the people that we have, 227 00:13:19,990 --> 00:13:21,580 we have the most phenomenal people. 228 00:13:21,580 --> 00:13:26,410 And Cummins is value of caring is so unique. 229 00:13:26,860 --> 00:13:31,780 It really is so unique that I feel we don't make a 230 00:13:31,780 --> 00:13:35,320 big enough noise about that amongst ourselves sometimes. We all know it. 231 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:35,950 We all feel it. 232 00:13:35,950 --> 00:13:39,610 It's like being in your granny's house when you're having really nice food and 233 00:13:39,610 --> 00:13:43,690 you have the nice food or if you go, but can you take that moment to say, wow, 234 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:44,680 this is really great. 235 00:13:44,680 --> 00:13:49,240 And the caring culture that we have at Cummins is really unique 236 00:13:49,690 --> 00:13:54,640 together with all our d and i philosophies and culture philosophies and of 237 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:57,910 course values difference. Put all of that together in a bucket. 238 00:13:58,450 --> 00:14:01,690 And we are an employer of choice. We really are. 239 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:05,440 I can tell it's more than the products. It's the purpose. 240 00:14:05,710 --> 00:14:08,530 It's what we can bring out the best in everyone we've worked with. 241 00:14:08,530 --> 00:14:12,730 And for what it's worth, Tanya has given me a pep talk once, twice, 242 00:14:12,730 --> 00:14:13,930 maybe even three times. 243 00:14:14,290 --> 00:14:18,910 And she really does hone in on our differences being our biggest strength. 244 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:21,580 Sometimes I feel like I'm a little much, 245 00:14:21,610 --> 00:14:24,730 little different or maybe I stand out too much, but Tanya's like, no, no, no, 246 00:14:24,730 --> 00:14:25,630 you're shining bright. 247 00:14:25,630 --> 00:14:30,460 And so it takes people like Tanya to really harness the best out of 248 00:14:30,460 --> 00:14:34,060 people in all the best ways and to make us see the value that we are able to 249 00:14:34,060 --> 00:14:35,140 bring to Cummins as well. 250 00:14:36,970 --> 00:14:38,830 That's exactly it. Thank you. 251 00:14:40,390 --> 00:14:43,390 So Tanya, I'm curious, aside from grid constraints, 252 00:14:43,390 --> 00:14:45,910 what are some other challenges that you face in your region? 253 00:14:46,990 --> 00:14:49,030 Okay, and I'm going to speak on behalf of, 254 00:14:49,030 --> 00:14:51,250 I would say the whole Africa Middle East region. 255 00:14:51,620 --> 00:14:56,270 From my perspective as a marketer or a communications person, 256 00:14:56,270 --> 00:15:00,710 not a business person per se, the challenges in our region is that it is vast, 257 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:02,840 really it's a vast, vast area. 258 00:15:03,170 --> 00:15:06,050 We are blessed in that it's only a two hour time zone, 259 00:15:06,110 --> 00:15:10,330 basically from GMT to GMT+4. So four hours across the region. 260 00:15:10,390 --> 00:15:11,990 So it's not that large. 261 00:15:12,140 --> 00:15:13,790 Especially compared to Australia. 262 00:15:14,180 --> 00:15:15,500 Exactly that, really. 263 00:15:15,740 --> 00:15:20,630 So the difference though is that and all the challenges that we face or the 264 00:15:20,630 --> 00:15:21,920 realities that we do face, 265 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:26,180 and I don't think a lot of people know this is the multitude of obviously 266 00:15:26,180 --> 00:15:30,770 currencies that we face across all the regions, languages, 267 00:15:31,070 --> 00:15:35,270 dialect of languages, specifically South Africa has 11 official languages, 268 00:15:35,270 --> 00:15:39,860 which we don't all obviously use. English is the business language, 269 00:15:39,860 --> 00:15:44,450 but together with one or two extra languages with that Chinese, 270 00:15:44,450 --> 00:15:47,180 Portuguese, French, Arabic, and Russian. 271 00:15:47,570 --> 00:15:52,040 So that is one really big point that needs to be considered. And then of course, 272 00:15:52,730 --> 00:15:54,320 I'm sure the whole world faces that too, 273 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:59,090 but different holidays across the region where people might be having a 274 00:15:59,090 --> 00:16:03,620 national day in Nigeria, but in Kazakhstan it's business as usual. 275 00:16:03,620 --> 00:16:07,130 And for us that trade across the same region the whole time, it's great. 276 00:16:07,130 --> 00:16:09,800 It flexes our diversity thinking, 277 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:14,450 if I can put it like that brain to say, okay, are they working today? 278 00:16:14,450 --> 00:16:18,140 Is it a public holiday? What is the situation? 279 00:16:18,380 --> 00:16:20,540 We haven't even got into cultures, religions, 280 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:24,290 all of that stuff across the regions. It's fascinating. I love it. 281 00:16:24,350 --> 00:16:28,310 It's such a rich, rich, rich tapestry. That's the best way I can describe it. 282 00:16:28,310 --> 00:16:32,000 It's a rich tapestry of cultures, foods, landscapes, 283 00:16:32,330 --> 00:16:37,310 colors for people that haven't been to our region. I would just want to 284 00:16:37,310 --> 00:16:40,100 be a little small advocate and say, come you, you'll be very, 285 00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:44,330 very surprised as to the way things are here. 286 00:16:44,570 --> 00:16:46,130 It's different. It's really, really different. 287 00:16:46,340 --> 00:16:50,120 As our regional leader Thierry Pimi, 288 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,960 he is a native to Africa and he's from the Cameroon, 289 00:16:54,470 --> 00:16:58,880 and he often says that you can't imagine what living in Africa is like because 290 00:16:59,030 --> 00:17:02,600 he's a US citizen. He's like, you cannot imagine what living in Africa is like. 291 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,700 So in a good way, it is good. 292 00:17:04,700 --> 00:17:07,370 I'd love for people to come and have a look and see what goes on here. 293 00:17:07,790 --> 00:17:11,540 Yes, we'll have to schedule some type of interactive tour that you can lead us 294 00:17:11,540 --> 00:17:14,000 through in the interim, because I do want to see, 295 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,530 and I like how you positioned that. 296 00:17:15,530 --> 00:17:19,460 You said you're developing your diversity brain and then you're training and 297 00:17:19,490 --> 00:17:23,030 constantly flexing the diversity muscle and then the beautiful visual of the 298 00:17:23,030 --> 00:17:25,520 tapestry where everything is woven in together, 299 00:17:25,910 --> 00:17:28,760 but there's distinct differences in every detail. 300 00:17:30,110 --> 00:17:34,790 So given the myriad of constraints and challenges that you have just 301 00:17:34,850 --> 00:17:38,420 described, why should people reach out or contact Cummins? 302 00:17:38,870 --> 00:17:41,600 Let's just go with the product first of all, because our product is really, 303 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,740 really robust. It's brilliant. It's over a hundred years old, as we all know, 304 00:17:45,980 --> 00:17:49,620 lots and lots of innovation, technology development that is in there. 305 00:17:49,950 --> 00:17:53,250 But one of the things that isn't spoken about often I don't think, 306 00:17:53,250 --> 00:17:55,740 is the fact that our engines are customizable. 307 00:17:56,130 --> 00:17:57,900 And when I first became involved with Cummins, 308 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,990 that was one of the top selling points that the business development leader was 309 00:18:00,990 --> 00:18:05,130 explaining to me is you can customize the engine to operate at different 310 00:18:05,790 --> 00:18:06,960 types of terrains long, 311 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,170 there's a drive or up and down to the coast or mountainous or whatever. 312 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:13,890 So that's one of the points. I know our warranty system is really, really, 313 00:18:13,890 --> 00:18:18,390 really very good. And also, once an engine has been reconditioned, 314 00:18:18,900 --> 00:18:22,980 it does reset back to its factory warranty. So to me, those are just three top, 315 00:18:23,370 --> 00:18:25,500 top things of our products that are amazing, 316 00:18:25,740 --> 00:18:29,730 let alone the move towards destination zero, 317 00:18:30,540 --> 00:18:34,860 where the transition that we are busy going through and developing for the plan 318 00:18:34,860 --> 00:18:38,340 that's in place, and the engines, the helm engines, 319 00:18:38,340 --> 00:18:41,070 all of these things are really, really, really, 320 00:18:41,940 --> 00:18:46,080 I would say phenomenal. And I'm very excited to see how we are able to 321 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:50,940 transition all of those changing technologies together with the way the world's 322 00:18:50,940 --> 00:18:53,700 changing at the rate and where you find your customer. 323 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,940 We change with the rate at which we find our customer at. 324 00:18:57,690 --> 00:19:02,670 But let's go to the people. Cummins people are very, very, very committed. 325 00:19:03,030 --> 00:19:07,950 One thing I've noticed is that Cummins colleagues form relationships or 326 00:19:07,950 --> 00:19:09,990 partnerships with the customers. 327 00:19:10,380 --> 00:19:13,800 I've really seen this over the longest amount of years where long-term 328 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:18,030 relationships are formed and partnerships with our customers and people stay at 329 00:19:18,210 --> 00:19:18,810 Cummins. 330 00:19:18,810 --> 00:19:23,010 You'll find people staying at Cummins from being a technician when they start 331 00:19:23,220 --> 00:19:25,920 right up until when they retire and they're in their sixties. 332 00:19:26,340 --> 00:19:29,760 I've seen that across and I know why. I'm on the inside. I know why. 333 00:19:30,180 --> 00:19:35,160 Is every day fabulous? Not every single day, but most days. Most days. 334 00:19:35,430 --> 00:19:39,960 So to be real, our people are committed, they're dependable, 335 00:19:40,230 --> 00:19:43,290 they're committed, and they're dependable. That's why people should contact us. 336 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:44,273 Test us. 337 00:19:46,140 --> 00:19:49,050 That was lovely. So Tanya, before we wrap, 338 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:51,660 what's one thing that you really want to leave our listeners with? 339 00:19:54,450 --> 00:19:59,340 I think the one thing I'd really, really like to leave people with is 340 00:20:00,930 --> 00:20:02,880 trust yourself. Believe in yourself. 341 00:20:03,300 --> 00:20:07,200 And if there is something that you would love to do and you're not currently 342 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,860 doing it and it can add value to Cummins, then speak up. 343 00:20:11,940 --> 00:20:14,430 Talk to somebody, find that something. 344 00:20:14,700 --> 00:20:18,120 Because if you can do something that doesn't feel like work to you, 345 00:20:18,510 --> 00:20:21,780 but you're adding value and you will automatically be good at that. 346 00:20:21,780 --> 00:20:23,430 Something we all win. 347 00:20:24,060 --> 00:20:28,950 And Cummins wants people to be really happy in their jobs and in their roles 348 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:31,530 and feel like they're making a really wonderful contribution. 349 00:20:31,950 --> 00:20:35,820 So I want to say to people, take five minutes, sit down, 350 00:20:35,820 --> 00:20:38,940 think am I doing what I love doing? If not, 351 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:44,250 let's talk about why not just take five minutes and think about who you are 352 00:20:44,310 --> 00:20:48,340 and how you can really make a difference to our organization. 353 00:20:49,450 --> 00:20:51,760 Well Tanya, it's been lovely talking to you today. 354 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,360 I can see that we're powered by purpose in everything that we do, 355 00:20:55,570 --> 00:20:58,870 and we love the shining, smiling Tanya, 356 00:20:58,870 --> 00:21:01,960 always bringing some positivity and some sparkle to the world. 357 00:21:02,170 --> 00:21:03,940 So thank you again for taking time today. 358 00:21:04,750 --> 00:21:06,490 It's been my honor. Thank you very much, Kim. 359 00:21:07,060 --> 00:21:10,780 Alright, so what's the big idea for this episode? For over three decades, 360 00:21:10,780 --> 00:21:13,900 Tanya has been a part of the Cummins story, and during that time, 361 00:21:13,900 --> 00:21:16,420 she's learned that power isn't just about the products. 362 00:21:16,420 --> 00:21:20,230 It's also about lifting people up and finding opportunities and hard moments and 363 00:21:20,230 --> 00:21:23,200 creating a future where beauty and function can exist together. 364 00:21:26,660 --> 00:21:28,480 Power onward. 365 00:21:34,570 --> 00:21:38,650 Thank you for listening to Power Onward. Your support means the world to us. 366 00:21:39,190 --> 00:21:42,340 If you enjoyed this episode, please don't forget to subscribe, 367 00:21:42,340 --> 00:21:45,190 rate and review on your favorite podcast platform. 368 00:21:45,670 --> 00:21:47,800 If you want to dig deeper on what we covered today, 369 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,740 check out the show notes for additional links or go to 370 00:21:50,740 --> 00:21:54,670 cummins.com/podcast. Until next time, 371 00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:56,410 power onward. 372 00:22:00,390 --> 00:22:01,630 We are from Cummins, 373 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,590 the company that's been innovating toward the future for more than a hundred 374 00:22:05,590 --> 00:22:08,530 years. We're no strangers to rapid change, 375 00:22:08,650 --> 00:22:10,990 global shifts and economic uncertainty. 376 00:22:11,620 --> 00:22:16,120 We want to be your constant during the energy transition whenever, 377 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:20,200 wherever, forever. Power onward.