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What’s the Best Way to Resolve Employee Conflicts on the Drilling Jobsite?

October 15, 2020

How do you mediate when you have two folks on your drilling crew who would resort to blows before talking it out? On today’s Ask Brock, episode 79, host Brock Yordy discusses how to handle it after a question from Robin in Oklahoma.

“Get 2-foot pipe wrenches for each one of them,” he jokes. “If they make it through that round, go to bare knuckle.”

But, seriously, he adds that drilling companies have too much at stake, safety-wise, to have such conflicts disrupting work. He offers tips for getting back to mutual respect and comradery on the jobsite. Check out today’s episode to hear more.

Have a question for Brock? Send an email to brock@globaldrilltraining.com.

KEYWORDS: water well drilling

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