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MODERNIZE OUR MINDSET

MODERNIZE OUR MINDSET By Willie Mell When I was working with ExxonMobil  Corporation,  I was taught a life changing lesson  - to adapt! At ExxonMobil there is no language, sex, race  or nationality.  Everyone is equal, and ExxonMobil's culture is change and adaptation. If you're rigid, there's no place for you!.  I remember, one time a  senior petroleum engineer who just arrived from the US but sadly got terminated  forthwith because he didn't put on his seatbelt. Very insignificant rule, isn't it?  Thing is simply  he didn't comply with conditions he had agreed and signed.. Him coming from the same country didn't  matter  to ExxonMobil!.  The principle ExxonMobil learnt over time from US is adaptation and change that gives ExxonMobil the competitive edge!  Because  US is multicultural and open and survived  through changing times, ExxonMobil learnt those  principles. You flow with the change or you are...