Words On Water #107: A Digital Roundtable on Fit-For-Future Utilities

September 19, 2019

Melissa Meeker is Director of The Water Tower for Gwinnett County, Esteban Azagra is Water Business Advisory Lead for Arcadis North America, and Zakiya Seymour is Principal Management Consultant for Arcadis North America. In this episode they discuss the most important attributes of a fit-for-future water utility, offering adjectives such as tactical, human-centric, and connective. Melissa, Esteban, and Zakiya explain the roles that a diverse workforce, advanced technology, innovation, and culture play in utility resilience. They also talk about the growth potential for software developers, information security analysts, and marketing specialists as water occupations. For more information about utility resilience, visit: www.arcadis.com/utilityresilience

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Words On Water #105: The Importance of Workplace Culture

September 16, 2019

At AdEdge, Richard Cavagnaro is CEO, Jose Villena is COO, and Carolyn Spencer is Human Resources Manager. In this episode they talk about the importance of workplace culture to employee happiness and productivity, as well as the external reputation of the company. Richard, Jose, and Carolyn discuss the concept of living happy at work and how cultivating that culture starts at the top, takes effort to maintain, and involves showing new staff it is a priority.

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Words On Water #78: Tom Ferguson on Innovation for the Next Generation

February 19, 2019

Tom Ferguson is the Vice President of Programming at Imagine H2O. In this episode, Tom discusses why the focus of the 2019 Innovation Summit is on “The Next Generation.” He talks about the ways the water sector must consider innovation in attracting, hiring, and retaining talent; in shaping internal culture; and in seizing the technology opportunity. Tom also explains how people from outside of water can provide valuable ideas and inspiration for those in the industry.

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