I usually write about drill pipe, since that is where my experiences lie. But along the way, I also spent a lot of time in management. This month, I discuss my concerns about how I managed the companies for which I was responsible. Was I doing it the right way?
Most of us have no business training. We might have learned how to drill on the job. You may have gleaned the business aspects of the industry from your father or your boss. Maybe our college degrees are technical — for example, in geology — or totally unrelated to what we do now. I have degrees in mathematics. Point being, most of us do not have a formal education in business.