The Energy Detox

20 years ago today, news broke that George O'Leary had resigned as Notre Dame's head football coach less than 5 days after being hired.

The reason: a few "inaccuracies" on his resume.

Now, did the masters degree (that he didn't actually complete) or his time as a fullback at the University of New Hampshire (where he didn't actually play) have anything to do with why he was hired by Notre Dame? Nope...O'Leary was hired for his proven ability to coach.

Did O'Leary even remember that his resume/bio still referred to those 2 lies that he'd included 20 years prior while trying to get a job? Maybe...but 2 decades after he'd first fibbed about his credentials, those lies probably weren't keeping him up at night.

Can we really draw parallels between the resignation of a college football coach in 2001 and leaders within today's #energy industry? Absolutely!

In fact, given the number of job-seekers (and gainfully employed folks) in #oilandgas who are worried that their resumes "aren't good enough," today is a great day for you to consider the ways that you might be unwittingly opening yourself or others up to integrity issues that could cost you a whole lot more than just your dream job.

It's also a great day to remember that threats to your integrity are often far more subtle than the blatant threats posed by countless phone scammers trying to take advantage of utility customers over the holiday season...

The headline: 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐏𝐆&𝐄 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦 (Business Wire)

The article: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211115006054/en/With-Reports-of-Utility-Scams-Increasing-Every-Day-PGE-Wants-to-Help-Customers-Take-Steps-to-Protect-Themselves-from-Falling-Victim

The goal: to (𝐆)𝐫𝐨𝐰, (𝐏)𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒)𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 success by pondering these 3 questions throughout your day:

💡 What are you most tempted to "fib" about to increase your odds of short-term success?

💡 What are the biggest daily threats to your integrity and reputation?

💡 What baggage can you get rid of to sustain the trust of your stakeholders?

Related Content: Episode 8 - "𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐌𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 & 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧": https://www.wittingpartners.com/the-energy-detox/authentically-fraudulent-part-1

#Leadership #Sustainability

A quarter century before the #ESG craze swept through the corporate world, the "Triple Bottom Line"—People, Planet, Profit—demanded that companies focus more on an audience of diverse "stakeholders" instead of merely their "shareholders."

And if you were part of the audience yesterday at Hart Energy's DUG East conference in Pittsburgh, you saw examples of leaders who clarified who their primary audience is, what that audience actually cares about, and how that audience can impact their bottom line.

You may have also witnessed how similar companies can—and should—focus on DIFFERENT audiences as they refine, communicate, and execute upon their strategies.

That being said, in this live episode of The Energy Detox, we'll discuss how the messages delivered by 3 leaders at DUG East and the 3 related headlines below can all help you avoid wasting time, #energy, and money crafting the wrong story for the wrong audience.

The headlines:

📰 US Shale Gas Could Become ‘Biggest Green Initiative on Planet,’ EQT CEO Says (by Faiza Rizvi of Hart Energy): https://www.hartenergy.com/exclusives/us-shale-gas-could-become-biggest-green-initiative-planet-eqt-ceo-says-197761

📰 Olympus Energy reaches methane monitoring deal with Project Canary (by Paul J. Gough of the Pittsburgh Business Times): https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2021/12/06/olympus-energy-project-canary.html

📰 CNX CEO Nick DeIuliis suggests reworking of 10-year-old impact fee (by Paul J. Gough of the Pittsburgh Business Times): https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2021/12/07/cnx-ceo-reworking-impact-fee.html

The goal: to (𝐆)𝐫𝐨𝐰, (𝐏)𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒)𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 success by pondering these 3 questions throughout your day:

💡 In what ways have you grown your audience at the expense of your mission?

💡 Which members of your audience are most likely to impact your social license to operate?

💡 Are you spending more time building a solid (and sustainable) foundation or a bigger (and weaker) platform?

#ConsciousLeadership

"Regret is an appalling waste of energy."

It's safe to assume that the author Katherine Mansfield wasn't referring to the oil & gas industry when she wrote the line above.

But nearly a century after she penned those words, the reality is that regret DOES drain lots of #energy (and time and money and confidence) from #oilandgas leaders and their various stakeholders.

Some of that regret is more headline-grabbing than others:

• regret over hedges that led to billions of dollars in missed opportunities
• regret over acquisitions that didn't pan out as planned
• regret over the failure of corporate gambles (like the gambles Enron's leaders made over 2 decades ago)

And some of that regret is more under-the-radar:

• regret over choosing a career in a different industry
• regret over what to rename your O&G company to sound more ESG-friendly
• regret over drinking too much a company Christmas party

All that being said, every day is filled with potential regrets of all shapes and sizes; and in this live episode of The Energy Detox, we'll dive into some practical ways you can prevent regret—be it regret of a past decision; or fear of future regret as you face new choices—from slowing you down, wasting resources, and leaving you, your team, or your organization stuck in a ruinous rut of regret.

The headline: 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐜𝐲, 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 (CNBC)

The goal: to (𝐆)𝐫𝐨𝐰, (𝐏)𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒)𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 success by pondering these 3 questions throughout your day:

💡 In what ways are you unwittingly building a strategy upon a foundation of regret?

💡 What insecurities are fueling your tendency to dwell on past decisions?

💡 How can you help others reduce regret and make stronger, faster, and more confident decisions?

#EnergyEfficiency #Leadership

Commodity price swings, extreme weather, CEO retirements, head coaching vacancies, bankruptcies, and Major League Baseball lockouts, can all be VERY disruptive...

...BUT they can also be very lucrative for certain stakeholders.

And in this live episode of The Energy Detox, we'll weave together all those disruptions (and any others you wish you share in the comments) to help you uncover hidden areas where a lack of stability and consistency is threatening your odds of achieving long-term success.

The headline: 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 $4.25 𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 (Natural Gas Intelligence)

The article: https://www.naturalgasintel.com/january-natural-gas-prices-plunge-back-to-4-25-as-lng-demand-no-match-for-mild-weather/

The goal: to (𝐆)𝐫𝐨𝐰, (𝐏)𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒)𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 success by pondering these 3 questions throughout your day:

💡 How dependent is your professional and personal growth strategy on chaos and disruption?

💡 In what ways are you embracing (potentially lucrative) complexity at the expense of your ultimate mission?

💡 For how long can your stakeholders withstand the hidden costs of unnecessary volatility? 

#Leadership #Sustainability #HumanResources

With winter fast approaching and home heating costs rising, one might forgive leaders like Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts for expressing concerns about the potential impact of #LNG exports on domestic #naturalgas prices, as she did in letters she sent to some of the top natural gas producers in the U.S. last week.

However, as industry leaders from the Marcellus Shale Coalition, the Gas & Oil Association of WV, and the Ohio O&G Association correctly pointed out in a response to Sen. Warren yesterday, her understanding of our industry and the role of exports is misguided at best...and completely counter to our nation's best interests at worst.

All that being said, today's live episode of The Energy Detox will use Sen. Warren's misinformed take on #energy to help you identify areas of your professional and personal life where you're unwittingly defaulting to a "keep it in the ground" mentality and unnecessarily hoarding resources that could be used to better your team, your organization, your community, your country, your world...and yourself.

The headline: 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 (by Paul J. Gough of the Pittsburgh Business Times)

The article: https://marcelluscoalition.org/2021/11/30/appalachia-energy-leaders-sen-warrens-energy-price-claims-misguided-headline-grabbing-ploy/

The response: https://marcelluscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/MSC-GOWV-OOGA_Letter_11.30.21.pdf

The goal: to (𝐆)𝐫𝐨𝐰, (𝐏)𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒)𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 success by pondering these 3 questions throughout your day:

💡 In what areas your hoarding tendencies preventing you and your stakeholders from making progress toward your (stated) goals?

💡 What figurative "plastic covered living room furniture" are you afraid to sit on?

💡 How on guard should you be against the threat of being "too generous" with your precious resources?

#ConsciousLeadership

Just as Notre Dame's history and "mystique" alone are no longer enough to bring in top football talent, the #oilandgas industry can no longer expect that top talent will be drawn to (or remain in) the industry because of all the things that USED to make it a top destination for recruits for so many decades.

That being said—and drawing upon breaking news regarding ND's head coach's departure to LSU (along with Jack Dorsey's departure from Twitter yesterday)—this LIVE episode of #TheEnergyDetox will help you navigate whatever uncertainty, volatility, and competition is facing your team, whether you work in sports, tech, or #energy.

Headline #1: 𝐋𝐒𝐔 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐝 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞-2015 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 (Lafayette Daily Advertiser)

Headline #2: 𝐋𝐒𝐔 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐞'𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 (Yahoo Sports)

Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz once said, “𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.”

So, drawing upon Lou for inspiration, we encourage you to (𝐆)𝐫𝐨𝐰, (𝐏)𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒)𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 success by answering these 3 questions as you go about your day:

💡 How much is your team's identity dependent on a transient & self-serving leader instead of on an enduring & inspirational vision?

💡 In what ways might a seemingly impressive win-loss record be masking issues that could lead to long-term harm?

💡 How might a focus on #sustainability be leading you to mediocrity?

#leadership

• 42 years ago, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘹𝘺 was published.

• In that book by Douglas Adams, the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" is the number 42.

• 149 years ago, the Petroleum Producers Association officially adopted the 42-gallon standard oil barrel.

• Last week, DOE's leader Jennifer Granholm couldn't recall how many barrels of oil the U.S. consumed per day.

• This morning, oil is up 4.2% on speculation that the market's reaction to the omicron variant may have been a bit overdone.

• And in this 42nd episode of #TheEnergyDetox, we weave all of these points together in an attempt to help you define the numbers that SHOULD be driving you to be a more effective, more impactful, and more sustainable leader.

The headline: 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐒 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐩

The goal: to (𝐆)𝐫𝐨𝐰, (𝐏)𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒)𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 success by pondering these 3 questions throughout your day:

💡 What number best measures your growth as a leader?

💡 What number will best define your legacy?

💡 What number best indicates potential barriers to sustained performance?

#Energy #Leadership #Sustainability

Turkey may be the highest profile protein in the United States this week; however, in honor of "National Sardines Day"—celebrated every year on November 24—this LIVE episode of #TheEnergyDetox will dive into the many parallels between one of the world's most sustainable seafood options and some of the #energy industry's most sustainable leaders.

To aid in our mission of helping you become more sardine-like as you lead people at every level of the corporate food chain, we'll also turn to some news from Stanford University, where a recent study has found that methane—captured from landfills, wastewater treatment plants, etc.—can be fed to certain bacteria that, in turn, produce a cost-effective source of fishmeal.

The headline: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

The article: https://news.stanford.edu/2021/11/22/turning-climate-problem-food-solution/

The goal: to (𝐆)𝐫𝐨𝐰, (𝐏)𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒)𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 success by pondering these 3 questions throughout your day:

💡 In what ways are you missing opportunities for the "bottom of the corporate food chain" to fuel your company's growth?

💡 Are your stakeholders unwittingly consuming toxins that the biggest fish in your organization have accumulated over the years?

💡 Does the "sustainability" label you've slapped on your company really carry the weight you think it does?

#SustainableLeadership

S.P.R.A.Y. T.A.N. to Sustain Sustain: (𝐒)trategic (𝐏)etroleum (𝐑)eserve (𝐀)nalogies (𝐘)our (𝐓)alent (𝐀)pproach (𝐍)eeds 2 Sustain Success

With President Biden expected to announce that the United States (and perhaps other nations) will be making Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) withdrawals, what better time than now to explore a few #energy-themed #leadership analogies so that you don't find yourself making short-sighted, politically expedient decisions on behalf of your organization that MIGHT look good on the surface, but that merely mask serious issues that will eventually catch up to you and your stakeholders?

Because even though you might argue that high gasoline prices aren't enough of an "emergency" to warrant an SPR withdrawal, when it comes to #oilandgas companies facing talent "emergencies," you might also argue that industry leaders are missing opportunities to fully leverage their existing talent reserve as they battle the #GreatResignation and other personnel challenges.

So, if you're part of an organization tempted to spend (or already spending) 7 figures on some dubious and disruptive third-party "solution" to your company's #culture, talent, and engagement challenges, tune into this LIVE episode of #TheEnergyDetox, where we'll make sure you're tapping into the wealth of resources you already have so that your #HumanResources team can produce faster, cheaper, and more sustainable solutions than the over-priced, short-lived, spray-tan approaches far too many organizations are defaulting to.

The headline: 𝐁𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 (CBS News)

The article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/strategic-petroleum-reserve-release-biden/

The goal: to (𝐆)𝐫𝐨𝐰, (𝐏)𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒)𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 success by pondering these 3 questions throughout your day:

💡 In what ways are you stifling growth by under-utilizing your existing talent reserve?

💡 Why are you protecting the strength of your minor league system at the expense of your major league team (yes, this is a Pittsburgh Pirates reference)?

💡 How much time, energy, and money do you waste trying to sustain an unnecessarily draining talent withdrawal and acquisition strategy?

#ConsciousLeadership #sustainability

If there's one thing that dropping temperatures and holiday gatherings are good for, it's sitting around a fireplace and talking about the parallels between building a fire and leading energy teams, right?

The headline: 𝐒𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐔.𝐒. (by Maxwell Adler of Bloomberg)

The article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-20/americans-load-up-on-firewood-as-home-heating-costs-skyrocket

The goal: to (𝐆)𝐫𝐨𝐰, (𝐏)𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐒)𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 success by pondering these 3 burning questions throughout your day:

💡 What elements of your leadership "fire triangle" are in highest demand (or shortest supply)?

💡 What percentage of your stakeholders are merely going through the motions during (figurative) fire drills?

💡 In what ways is the attractive fire you've built inefficient and unsustainable?

#leadership #sustainability