This month I’m going to talk with you about hiring the right people. In October, I reviewed the basics of hiring and firing but I want to talk about making the right hire. Why the reference to the Ides of March? It is because Julius Caesar was assassinated and if you also remember your Roman […]
When Love Takes Over
Love is in the air. Happy Valentine’s Day. Have you noticed that love is in the air and occasionally at work? So, what does your employee handbook say about office romances? If you don’t have one on employee dating, I recommend you develop one and have every employee sign it. This can be a part […]
What a Leader Does
If you think you are leading and turn around to see no one is following, then you are just taking a walk. —Benjamin Hooks Each month I like to share tips for different things related to human resources. This month I’d like to share some leadership tips. Recently I was inspired by a speaker and […]
Classifying Employees—A Primer
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. This saying is better known as the Duck Test and the phase was coined by the Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley in the 19th Century. Surely you have heard this expression and it immediately […]
Just a Click Away
A sign of the times: eCommerce reaches the oil patch. As much as Amazon revolutionized the business-to-consumer market by offering an online marketplace that has largely left the brick-and-mortar business model crumbling in ruins, the oilfield marketplace has largely continued on in time-tested fashion, as follows: A buyer looking for pumps or valves gets out […]
Happy Thanksgiving
The candy season of Halloween has passed so bring on the turkey and dressing and holiday parties. There are only 4 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so get busy. Are you feeling the pressure yet? Because I’ve started my yoga breathing just to finish typing this sentence. The reality of the holiday season means that […]
Hiring and Firing: What do I need to know?
What are a few critical things that you need to know before hiring or firing an employee? First, avoid hiring people who are not a good fit for the organization. I have had clients that were so quick to hire that they did not read the job application. How do you tell your boss that […]
Hire to Retire – “What were you thinking?”
by Michele Harmon As I start my second article, I wanted to remind you that my goal is to inform, to make you stop and think before reacting, and to help you know where to find the right answers to keep you out of hot water with regards to Human Resources (HR) issues. I hope […]
Hiring: How Will the People Be Found? Part 2 of 2
More than ever, the success, and the future, of the Permian Basin depends on the region’s ability to hire the right people and in the necessary quantities. Being attractive enough to potential workers beyond New Mexico and Texas can mean less competition within the region for its limited pool of qualified workers, and thereby can […]
HRIQ: Oil and Gas Technology and Labor
by Bill Price Technology has dramatically changed the oil and gas industry in the last decade. We know the effect of enhanced oil extraction on production but this was only possible through the introduction of sophisticated technology. The energy industry has become less labor intensive, as is true of most industries. The industry has experienced […]
