Archive for November, 2011

Great Decisions Under Uncertainty – Part 2

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Great Decisions Under Uncertainty – Part 2

In Part 1, I discussed how the best way to have consistently excellent decisions is to have an organizational process by which ample and proper information is provided to a knowledgeable and empowered group for analysis and decision.  In Part 2, let’s look at this in terms of my trip to Guyana with President Jimmy Carter.  The story goes something like this…

Some years ago, ...

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Great Decisions Under Uncertainty – Part 1

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Great Decisions Under Uncertainty – Part 1

There are numerous ways to help ensure that the best possible decisions are made for any problem, at any time.  They include divine inspiration, relying on elders and authority, and a democratic vote.  Unfortunately, divine inspiration is provided rarely to most of us; older and more senior staff are not necessarily wiser; and , asking for a show of hands for a decision is useful only if everyone is uniformly wise (or uniformly ignorant.)

In my view, the best way to ...

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Roxanna Hires Alex Downey as GIS Expert

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Roxanna Hires Alex Downey as GIS Expert

Roxanna Oil Company has is growing quickly in recent months and has just announced bringing on a new GIS Specialist, Alex Downey.  Alex has been working with Roxanna as a consulting GIS expert since 2006, however the move has brought him on full time as a Roxanna employee.

Alex has been involved in major GIS mapping projects in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Nevada, and Illinois for some major oil and gas exploration brands.  Now apart ...

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