Career Development

Helge Lund, Chief Executive Officer of StatoilHydro, talks about his career path, leadership skills, and the current state of the oil market.

Technical and managerial career paths are not mutually exclusive. For 80 or 90% of technical management roles, there is significant common ground with respect to the journey, accomplishments, recognition, and relative success.

In October, I was fortunate to be selected by SPE International to attend a leadership training course organized by the Emerging Leader Alliance Project, an association of top professional engineering societies, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

David White discusses his career path, his views on industry challenges, and advice for young professionals.

Larry W. Lake discusses oil industry price cycles and how to exercise responsibility for your own career.

Neal Gillenwater, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Weatherford International, discusses the impact of oil-price volatility, the economic downturn, and motivation of employees in an uncertain business climate.

Leo Roodhart discusses the year ahead, why a long-term view is important, and how SPE is adapting both globally and to encourage younger members.

Navigating your career in times of volatile oil prices.

Davd O'Reilly discusses his career, the challenges that lie ahead for the industry, and advice for today's young professionals.

When I was asked recently how women choose the companies for which they work, I responded that women choose employers in a similar fashion as men do: they look at the compensation package, the scope of the job, the opportunities for upward mobility, and whether the company has a good reputation in the industry. Often, they also look around to see if there are women ex…