First Principles By: John Wilson One of the benefits of being old, and I am, is that you can “remember when.” As in when stuff happened. It helps with that thing called perspective. I can look back and see how the landscape has changed, and think about what I might or should have […]
Say What You Mean By: John Wilson Several years ago I moved to the Hill Country. I drove back and forth to Houston to work. Coming in on Monday, going home on Friday. The drive in to town was always timed for an early evening arrival where dinner would be eaten when I got […]
Building Document Author / Technical Editor Relationships By: Laura Kilgore Since starting my current position as a Technical Editor three years ago, members of our team have done two different personality assessments, which we then shared amongst ourselves. Each time, however, I have been reluctant to participate, as I balk at the idea […]
Lifting the Veil By: John W. Wilson One evening early in my career, I was at a trade show and found myself beside a hotel pool, talking to a drilling engineer about his work. I knew I was in an industry where people were dealing with big, complicated equipment, doing seemingly impossible […]
In Search of the Learning Life By: John W. Wilson I came to the oil business thanks to rock and roll. Fresh out of the Navy, after an earlier stint in college ended poorly, I was back in the saddle and in school courtesy of the GI Bill. Needing a little extra cash to […]
The Shannon-Weaver Model of Communication – Identifying Office NPT™ in Communication By Gabe Wilson and Bonnie Bryan Denham Effective communication is the cornerstone to all organizational processes. It takes on increasing importance the more technical the nature of the message. Take a drilling program, for example. Producing this type of document requires several […]
This year has been a turbulent time for the industry. All of our clients are being asked to do more with less. In an effort to assist in that effort we’re introducing a new website and this monthly e-newsletter. We hope to keep in touch with you – our friends, current clients, and past clients […]