I am pretty excited about a session at the Women's Global Leadership Conference in November.  It promises a high level look at the basics of the hydrocarbon stream then helps people understand how to talk about the industry.  Sounds... Read more

My husband and I are orphans in Texas.  His parents spend 1/2 of their time in Nadym, RU and the other 1/2 in St. Petersburg.  My mother lives in Germany.  She is a Texan, but moved to Germany a couple of years ago.  Right now, I ... Read more

Global best practices in HR By Ishan Dantanarayana, Director HR/Asia Head of HR for CCT Business Unit at VirtusaThe corporate HR role is increasingly influenced by globalization and the shrinking global talent village. The impending retirement o... Read more

If today seems a bit slow, take a look at these interesting quizzes on www.oneplusyou.com/q.  Among my favorites…The Moon Survival Challenge - Prioritize a Crash Landing You are given a list of items that you crash-landed with on the moon... Read more

On May 28th, I joined HR professional from around the country as they sounded off and shared best practices about how to recruit and retain the pipeline of qualified talent necessary to push the industry forward.  The conference, sponsored by Am... Read more

I am in beautiful Austin, TX, wondering why Energy People Connect isn't headquartered here!  

A recent transplant to Houston asked me about some good places to spend cash on dining. Here are my tops:My top 5 favorite restaurants-perfect for entertaining customers  (Or me!) 1. Hugos  (Westheimer)2. Max and Julie's Bistro (Montrose)3. Mocking... Read more

   What an amazing week!    The highlight was welcoming lots of new members to Energy People Connect.  Our community grew by 30%!  That’s more people to chat with, connect to and tap for advice.   On Tuesday, ... Read more