As I stood in front of the owners laying out my vision for the company, it never dawned on me how little I knew about the adventure I was about to begin. Eight days before my 28th birthday, I was unanimously voted the chief executive officer (CEO) of an 11-year-old oilfield service company. The company I was taking over had plateaued. Its current management was nearing retirement, and it needed to do something to revitalize itself while it was still viable.
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