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For many the holiday season is a time of extreme stress and sadness. In this episode we talk about keeping a positive mindset and how staying away from the "spirit world" just might be the answer!

This is a life lesson for anyone who wants to get the very best out of their team.

Sometimes in life you have to look out for "Me, Myself, and I". In this episode we talk about the challenges new leaders face as well as those times where looking our for #1 might be the only option you truly have.

You know the old saying that you "cant fight city hall"? For some that message doesn't apply but in our oil and gas industry "CITY HALL" is the federal government and in the end they always win!

So Trump has won the Whitehouse... What does that mean to you as an oil and gas professional?

In this episode we talk about the need for seeing the big picture and how poor planning will cause the walls of Babylon to come crashing down!

"Procedural drift" is the slow and steady uncoupling of practice from written procedure. Basically it's people doing work without following the procedures. In this episode Dallas and Michael talk about procedural drift and how it's something that's causing a lot of downtime and incidents in the workplace.

Breaking in as a new leader is a challenge for even the most seasoned veteran. In this episode Dallas and Michael share their insights on successful ways to join a new team and what it takes to break out of the mold of being the new NUB (Non-usable body).

All this talk about the "Great Crew Change" and how we are in trouble as an industry in the coming years. Guess what... The great crew change in Oil & Gas is over thanks to the downturn we're facing. In this episode, Mike and Dallas discuss how the time to rebuild your organization is now, and how if you're not focusing your attention to training and developing your staff, you're missing out on a huge opportunity. 

In this episode we talk with Matt Fuhrman, Founder of Core Group Resources. We discuss the question of "why isn't anyone responding to my resume?" and what you can do to maximize the chance of you getting an interview in a competitive market.