So I took a phone call from a field user. He wanted to make sure he was using the proposal software properly.
Technically he was using the software OK, but his proposal made no sense. He was selling cement with additives for the same price as cement with no additives. It was similar to [...]
My coat was stolen in Grand Junction, but the investigation netted two thieves who stole two coats.
Last Wednesday I wore my coat to the HAL facility, but the day had warmed up so much I didn’t think about wearing it back to the hotel. I left it in the training room, and it was gone [...]
The AP reports that the U.S. Geological Survey is estimating 4.3 billion barrels of oil can be recovered from the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and Montana.
For once, HAL doesn’t have to move a camp. We have a site right in the thick of it, in Williston, ND. Could Williston become the [...]
Our Information Technology department in Houston announced a reorganization and the release of seven individuals. My boss was understandably upset when the order came from above, and she had to do the informing. Most of them were good people that had worked on the project as long as I have, and they will be hard [...]
I had an opportunity to help someone in the field who was using our software, so I took it. It was a remarkably pleasant day. The software fix took about five minutes, but I stayed most of the afternoon to be sure the Service Supervisor was comfortable using our software. Oh, and [...]
There seem to be three big no-no’s in our corporate culture which if committed would give some inkling to leadership of the magnitude of a task:
Saying, “I don’t know, but I’ll find out.”
Saying, “I would require help to get that done in the expected time.”
Admitting a mistake, especially if we spent money on it.
Any one [...]
No class today, but everyone was strongly encouraged to come the day before to make sure their computers will handle the software I’m teaching.
This morning the classroom was used for a safety meeting. Someone asked why they needed the projector, and sensing the joviality of the crew, I said, “so he can hook his laptop [...]
UPI reports that Japan has launched the WINDS satellite, which promises internet service faster than today’s normal broadband service.
“Among other uses, this will make possible great advances in telemedicine, which will bring high-quality medical treatment to remote areas, and in distance education, connecting students and teachers separated by great distances,” the statement said.
While I was [...]
