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PBOG is the Official Publication of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and is published monthly by Zachry Publications, LP.

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Know Thyself

June 4, 2020 by PBOG

What will history say about you? I pose the question because we may be living through the worst times in our history. We are thrown into the mayhem of 2008, 911, the 1980s, Pearl Harbor, and the Spanish Flu all at once. What has been your reaction to the crisis of 2020? How have you […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, permian basin, Texas Workforce Commission

Beware the Ides of March

March 11, 2020 by PBOG

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources Tagged With: Hire to Retire, Human Resources, Michele Harmon, Permain Basin

When Love Takes Over

February 19, 2020 by PBOG

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Oil and Gas, permian basin

What a Leader Does

January 8, 2020 by PBOG

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Oil and Gas, permian basin

Classifying Employees—A Primer

December 11, 2019 by PBOG

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Oil and Gas, permian basin

Hiring and Firing: What do I need to know?

October 23, 2019 by PBOG

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 […]

Filed Under: Human Resources Tagged With: Human Resources, Oil and Gas, permian basin

Hire to Retire – “What were you thinking?”

September 25, 2019 by PBOG

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 […]

Filed Under: Business & Analysis, Human Resources, People Tagged With: Human Resources

HRIQ: Child Labor – Is It Okay?

November 2, 2017 by PBOG

by Bill Price   It might seem surprising to see a headline calling attention to a discussion of child labor, and child labor laws—that whole topic seeming like something right out of the 19th century. But child labor is still a topic of discussion, even today, and knowing about it, and about its governance, is […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, Human Resources, Online Exclusive, People Tagged With: Feature, featured, hriq, Human Resources

The Small Business HR Challenge

March 11, 2014 by PBOG

While the personnel functions within a small company can be challenging, there are answers out there, too.  By Bill Price Many businesses start as a family affair with their children pitching in. Sometimes it is two friends with nothing more than a handshake and a verbal agreement to split the profits. These small business situations […]

Filed Under: Human Resources Tagged With: HR IQ, Human Resources

Planning the Right Employee Benefits to Retain Employees

February 25, 2014 by PBOG

By Bill Price Employee benefits or perks should be designed to encourage employees to remain on the job, think favorably about the company, and generally improve employee welfare. This is not a time to follow the status quo by just doing what is popular. Benefits should meet the needs of your employees, who may very […]

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