Hi All,
I made it a point to read 6 books by the end of this year that are self-improvement related - specifically in project management (industrial) and Career Development.
Basically, I am motivated to learn more about my industry (downstream oil & gas), develop skills that will increase my managerial and business/finance acumen, and "get ahead" at a large organization in order to get to the jobs that I want in the future (executive leadership).
Some basics of where I am at:
-Past: 10 yrs experience in upstream projects and engineering / offshore drilling specifically
-Currently: Middle management / project management in large O&G services company working on downstream technologies now (of which I know little)
What books / material do you recommend?
For anything technical related, I'd be more interested in the "how things work" versions that give fundamental operating principles of Turbomachinery (steam turbines, gas turbines, compressors, turboexpanders, etc.)
For anything business related, I'd be more interested in leadership strategies, how to advance your career ethically and with integrity, organizational strategies, learning more about services / finance.
Gig'em
I made it a point to read 6 books by the end of this year that are self-improvement related - specifically in project management (industrial) and Career Development.
Basically, I am motivated to learn more about my industry (downstream oil & gas), develop skills that will increase my managerial and business/finance acumen, and "get ahead" at a large organization in order to get to the jobs that I want in the future (executive leadership).
Some basics of where I am at:
-Past: 10 yrs experience in upstream projects and engineering / offshore drilling specifically
-Currently: Middle management / project management in large O&G services company working on downstream technologies now (of which I know little)
What books / material do you recommend?
For anything technical related, I'd be more interested in the "how things work" versions that give fundamental operating principles of Turbomachinery (steam turbines, gas turbines, compressors, turboexpanders, etc.)
For anything business related, I'd be more interested in leadership strategies, how to advance your career ethically and with integrity, organizational strategies, learning more about services / finance.
Gig'em