Houston . . .
“The Eagle has landed,” and fifty years ago mankind had accomplished the heretofore seemingly impossible. Two men on the moon became a game changer and not in the just the way most believe. Yes, technology advancement owes much to these early space pioneers traceable to…
Oil: In the DNA of the Silicon Valley
When discussing the likelihood of DNA in crude oil, one source comments, “So the DNA they are talking about is like the DNA, where they’re looking at the live bacteria in the crude oil, which would be descendants of the bacteria that was around when…
Celebrate Your Independence: Taking Charge of Your Career
Today, my country celebrates its 243rd birthday. Many observe the day with family and friends and enjoy fireworks. Consumption of hamburgers and hot dogs will most likely be huge. No one in the United States is still alive from the time when the colonists rowdily…
Brand Your Digital Oilfield Culture: Internalize Its Transformation
Our recent article, “The Digital Oilfield Culture: Transformation Value for the Organizational Ecosystem” (pp.24-26) takes a somewhat different change management approach.[i] Why not brand your digital oilfield culture? Most consumers are familiar with the so-called ‘Brand Name.’ These are names so ubiquitous that in some…
What Lies Beneath the Surface of Your Organization: Structural Dynamics?
As the officers, seamen and passengers of the Titanic came to understand, it is not what you can see that gets you but what is below the visible surface. Visualizing the unseen remains a continuing challenge. The current president of the United States is by…
Home Improvement Case Study: What’s the Value Proposition of Service Providers and Why Does It Matter to My Business?
This blog is focused on business issues and not retail services such as home repair/upgrade. However, in recent months this writer has been in numerous discussions regarding the development and presentation to customers of a Value Proposition. This is an ongoing issue for each organization,…
Systemic Reasoning Errors: Stink’en Think’en
The April 13-14, 2019 edition of the Wall Street Journal featured an opinion piece by Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., Russiagate and the Media’s News Denial. The author makes the point, “Judgement is teachable. Long ago, in relation to the Enron debacle, I pointed to the…
Elevator: Going Up or Going Down?
True Story! A couple of decades ago when I was the sales manager of a technology line of business that was part of a much larger organization, an excited young sales representative rushed into my office. He just had to tell me that he just…
Event Horizon: Towards Singularity
This month a group of astronomers announced they had captured the first image of a black hole, some 55 million light years from earth.[i] A novel use of high-performance computing enabled this imaging and seems to hold promise for future commercial applications. Moreover, there is…
I Hate These Things: Why Does This Always Happen to Me?
We have long argued that people will change if they understand the new idea/technology value proposition—what’s in it for me? For some, this question is more difficult to answer than others. Moreover, we are all stuck! This age of digitalization may pass a few ‘off…
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