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The Drake Well Service Project
The Total Recordable Incident Rate or TRIR would be one measure of the success of this project.
by Chris Hatton

The H&p Project
As of November 1, 2009 their TRIR had dropped to 1.32, a 60% reduction since the project inception.
by Kent Swanson

The Aztec Well Service / Sss Project
The focus on Cultural Change within the family of AWS companies has had a positive effect that has contributed to an overall improvement in safety performance.
by Jimmy Hart

The Well Site Leader Program
The San Juan Implementation Team currently possesses the best safety record within the L48 as measured by the Total Recordable Incident Rate.
by Ken Hovland

The Dawn Trucking Project
The positive results enjoyed by the "Improving DOT safety metrics" project gave the management team the confidence to tackle other safety-related projects
by Jim Aylward

Success Story: The Unexpected - Zero Total Recordables (trir), Zero Lta
"We could have reached this goal on our own, but not in such a timely or positive fashion had it not been for the help of The Angelina Group."
by Chris Hatton

Success Story: Focusing Crews Overcomes New Technology Jitters
"The Angelina Group's people first approach to managing the Continuous Improvement process was a significant contributing factor in this remarkable turnaround."
by Scott Ratchinsky

The Silent Consent Theory
We, as behavioral consultants, must adhere to a set of standards that exceed what we see demonstrated. We must set examples to be followed by others.
by Jimmy Hart

Leadership Program
The Angelina Group's Well Site Leader Team is committed to insure that the ConocoPhillips desire to be a leader in their industry is fulfilled with a "People First" attitude.
by Dennis Lynch

The Role Of Media In The People Business
Media is communication. And speaking simply - communication equals productivity.
by Clayton Miller

Articles by the Angelina Group

Developing Human Capital

by Scott Ratchinsky

This is a short version of an article I read recently. What I liked about it was the parallel to what we are about. It does support our philosophy of people first and does support our quest for results, though they are lagging.

HUMAN CAPITAL

It seems to be self-evident - greater investment in human capital is the answer.

by Dayton Fandray -- July 2007

Ken Carrig, who currently serves as executive vice president and chief administration officer for Houston based Sysco Corp believes "the problem, unfortunately, is that most of us in business become shortsighted and want quick fixes," he explains, " And human capital practices really are not quick fix types of items. You may see higher retention and a better work climate (right away), but you may not see higher productivity resulting in actual metrics until six months down the road. And in financial metrics, they show up almost a year later." Dedicated employees require:

Leadership direction and support

Strengthening frontline supervisors

rewards for performance

inclusion through engagement and diversity

quality of life

It's largely a matter of instilling in employees a genuine sense of ownership and commitment. The leadership team must provide a common understanding of its direction, spend time to ensure people have clear expectations, treat people with dignity and direction, allow for new ideas and monitor success.