Appreciating Spouses Who Help Geologists Do Their Thing

From Bob Wiener...All the best for the New Year!  This is a reflective report.

From Brian Horn..  Accountability…A Path to a Fresh Start

Got Time for Lunch (or Dinner)?

Year-End VP Report from Bob Wiener

HGS is starting a new program where current members can get a tax deduction and also support the Society by volunteering to pay dues which will reinstate a past member of their choice.  Current members should go to the www.hgs.org

Finish Strong

.....Recently I had discussion with a colleague about advice her father had regarding the value of excellence at work. He was recalling his experience of colleagues he worked with for many years and how they had approached their job performance during their final days of employment. Some had taken positions with another firm and others had decided to retire after many years in the industry. His observations were poignant with regard to how these people decided to ‘finish’ their last days on the job. The descriptions varied from “checked out” to “short timer’s disease” or more commonly “they just don’t give a hoot”. He noted the extreme exception was someone who brought the same quality and standard of work to the last two weeks of their job as they did the first two weeks. His insight was that people don’t consider how they finish is usually the memory employers or colleagues have of their performance and capabilities. His reflections reminded me that a two-week experience of a careless attitude in the workplace can often eclipse a career of hard work and quality effort!

Foundations...

Merriam-Webster defines a foundation as: a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath: something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) that provides support for something.
The foundation of the Houston Geological Society without a doubt is its members. Our membership consists of geoscientists that are mostly located in the Greater Houston area. The foundation and success of HGS in the future depends on the support of young geoscience majors who join our profession and community.