石油工程师协会技术年会论文spe.pdf

石油工程师协会技术年会论文spe166181SPE 166181
Front Line Leadership in the Oilfield
Aaron D. Horn, Eos Resources, LLC, and CAP Resources, LLC
Copyright 2013, Society of Petroleum Engineers

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Abstract
The United States has a path to energy independence through the economic development of domestic unconventional
resources. At the same time, the oil and gas industry faces a generation gap as many baby boomers in leadership retire.
Compounding the generation gap is the industry’s general trend to promote people to leadership positions based on technical
ability, assuming technical acumen will translate to leadership acumen. This paper puts forth a military-influenced model for
leadership in the industry and provides analysis of the results of a survey regarding front line leadership.
Leadership is the art of influencing not only one’s subordinates, but also one’s peers and superiors in the
plishment of mon objective. This paper proposes a model for effective front line oilfield leadership as the
embodiment of five traits—self-awareness, humility, honesty, courage, and per