For the summer, I am changing things up. We all need a change of pace. DEAR HR LADY: I am uncertain whether a bonus will allow me to keep my good hourly/non-exempt employees. Will it motivate my employees to work harder and smarter as well? What legal hurdles do I need to be aware of […]
Handling Conflict at Work
Building a better team by utilizing your employees’ modes of conflict. What? In May, I wrote about successful and efficient meeting leading. This month let us review building successful teams. First, you must hire a good team. Then you need to know how each new hire gets their job done while interacting with your internal […]
The NGL Factor
In Memphis, Elvis is The King. In the Permian Basin, Oil is The King. Oil’s had a long string of hits in West Texas, dating back more than 100 years. Its backup singers, natural gas and natural gas liquids, have their place, but they’ll never be the star of the show. In fact, NGLs are […]
Mastering the Art of a Great Meeting
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 […]
The Legislature: An Appraisal
“Always do right. This will gratify some and astonish the rest.” —Mark Twain What about the 2021 Texas Legislature and your employees? As of February 1, 2021, more than 45 bills have been filed in the Texas Legislature addressing employers and employees’ requirements. There are still no bills relating to non-competition or non-solicitation agreements […]
The Deepest Dip
On April 20, 2020, the benchmark price of oil—WTI—fell to an unprecedented level of -$37.61 for May 2020 futures contracts. While this event was not on the level of the invasion of Normandy or the release of the next iPhone version, its shock waves ripped through oil and gas boardrooms around the world—mostly because it […]
Change Happens. Or Does It?
Those rascals are moving to Texas. How will that affect the way Texas does business, or will it? I want to start where I left off last month with the prospect of mergers and acquisitions and significant businesses moving to Texas to operate in a state more friendly to business expansion. To revisit layoffs, let’s […]
Mergers, Acquisitions, Furloughs, Layoffs—and your Employees
This month, I am highlighting the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act). If your company staffs fewer than 100 employees, this law does not apply to you, but just the same it is better to treat your employees well when you sell your company, or when you furlough or lay off […]
Performance Evaluations
The New Year that is 2021 can bring with it your opportunity to improve your employees’ performance, improve your bottom line, and improve the tone of your ongoing discourse. You can achieve all of these with well-administered Performance Evaluations. Most of us have just a little more than some respect for West Texas native Matthew […]
Going with the Flow
The iconic pump jack, emblazoned on hats, jackets, signs, and the hearts of oil and gas people everywhere, is alive and well. No one thinks it’s going anywhere any time soon, because it does still have much work to do. But underneath the surface, some cracks are appearing in its once ubiquitous and seamless armor. […]
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