ABSTRACT
If you don’t take a chance, you won’t make a difference. That’s a mantra that has served Lance well. “This job provided a unique opportunity for me to meet people on both sides of the company, because I had come from a third company as part of that merger. I got to see how each company operated, how they ran their businesses, and how they made tough allocation decisions around capital, people, and resources. I learned a lot about the functions that support the main business of engineering and operations, such as finance, legal, and human resources. I gained exposure to all facets of the business as I went through this. Again, at the time it didn’t feel like a glamorous assignment, but I put myself in a position very purposefully to gain insights about the businesses and the different company cultures. Ultimately, I was better prepared to succeed in the new merged company as we moved forward.”
