Mastering running an efficient meeting is a necessary skill for leaders. Most attendees do not like meetings because meetings take time away from doing their jobs, and the organization risks losing some of their bottom lines because of the time away from performing the essential functions of positions. Due to Covid and beyond, meetings have moved from the conference room to an … [Read More]
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Swinging into Spring
ODESSA, TEXAS—The Odessa Country Club was the site on April 12 for the day-long golf tournament that has come to be known as the Permian Basin Petroleum Association … [Read More]
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Be Prepared
In view of recent events of snow-mageddon that we all recently experienced in Texas, there arises the issue of being continually prepared. Any safety person worth … [Read More]
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A Woman’s Prerogative
Over many decades, the Permian Basin’s Good Old Boy network found a lot of oil, pioneered a lot of recovery techniques, and made the Scharbauer Hotel the stuff of legend. Today’s networks are more inclusive, with women increasingly taking roles in field … [Read More]
A Better Way
Politically, energy transition has been a topic of high importance for many around the country. This has been largely spurred by the idea that hydrocarbon-based energy is bad for the environment. Rarely is it discussed by those with complaints … [Read More]
Meeting the Challenge
On Sunday, February 14, as families left church and began looking ahead to what the expected cold snap would bring them, arctic winds were barreling down from the north and bringing with them sustained cold, freezing rain, and concentrations of more than a … [Read More]
