Meet Lane sloan

Experience to See More Clearly.

Curiosity to Keep Looking.

Executive Leader · Educator · Consultant · Author · Researcher · Entrepreneur

"Why do some individuals, organizations and societies continue to develop while others become constrained by the assumptions that once served them?"

The question first took shape in 1969, when Lane was a graduate student at the University of Colorado. It has followed him through nearly thirty years at Shell, university classrooms, conversations with CEOs and business owners, books, original research and the creation of the GetReady4Sale Academy. The settings have changed. The question has not.

A Career Inside the Question

The Titles Matter.

What They Taught Matters More.

Five chapters, from a global enterprise to the classroom to the CEO's table, each approaching the same question from a different direction. Select a chapter to see the roles and the lesson it left behind.

    For Those Who Want the Details

    Lane Sloan at a Glance

    Five decades of executive leadership, consulting, higher education, entrepreneurship, writing and original research, contributing to one coherent body of work.

    • Executive Leadership

      • Nearly thirty years with Shell Oil Company and Royal Dutch Shell
      • President, Shell Chemical Company USA
      • Director, East Zone Oil Products
      • Regional Coordinator, Far East and Australasia
      • Vice President, Finance and Business Services, Shell Oil Company
      • Vice President, Corporate Planning

    • Business Leadership

      • Executive Vice President, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Energy Practice
      • Chief Executive Officer, Grand Basin, an SAIC and Halliburton joint venture
      • Co-Founder and Architect, GetReady4Sale Academy

    • Consulting

      • President, Sloan Consulting Services, 2002 to present
      • Leadership Coach, Silver Fox Advisors, advising CEOs and business owners for nearly twenty years
      • Worked with leaders of large corporations and smaller privately held businesses
      • Former President, Silver Fox Advisors
      • Former Chair, Silver Fox Advisors CEO Roundtable Program

    • Research and Frameworks

      • Author of multiple theoretical papers and monographs
      • Creator of ISLE, Integrating Structure and Life Energy
      • Creator of the Perceptual Enterprise
      • Developer of the Four Stage Growth Model
      • Developer of the 7P Leadership Framework
      • Developer of the 4D Performance Engine

    • Higher Education

      • Executive Professor, C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, 2002 to 2009
      • Taught undergraduate corporate strategy, MBA strategic leadership and graduate energy programs

    • Books

      • Develop a Leadership Plan: Become a Great Leader (2013)
      • Terra Incognita: A Navigation Aid for Energy Leaders, co-author (2007)
      • The Big Puzzle
      • What Is This Thing Called Life?

    • Education and Honors

      • MBA in Finance with a minor in Accounting, University of Houston, 1983
      • MA in Accounting, University of Houston, 1979
      • MS in Management Science, University of Colorado, 1970
      • BS in Business, University of Colorado, 1969
      • Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key for Highest Undergraduate GPA in Business
      • Sigma Iota Epsilon Award for Management Excellence
      • Former Certified Public Accountant

    • Boards and Community Leadership

      • Independent Director, Davidson Instruments, 2005 to present
      • Former Independent Director, Quantapoint
      • Former Advisory Board Member, Blue Lance
      • Former Co-Chair, Greater Houston Partnership Energy Collaborative
      • Former Director, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
      • Former Member, IPAA/PESA Education Advisory Board
      • Former Director and Executive Committee Member, Houston Technology Center
      • Former Director, Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
    The Work Continues

    The Questions Are Becoming More Important, Not Less.

    Artificial intelligence, biotechnology and accelerating change are reshaping how we work, lead and understand the world, making it more important than ever to examine the assumptions our lives and organizations are built on. Lane's work continues through the Get Ready 4 Sale Academy, the ISLE research program, his writing and a limited number of consulting relationships.

    "The longer I work with these questions, the more important it becomes to keep questioning the answers."