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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Episode #105
Hosted by Travis Loop

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Words On Water #102: Role of Communications in Building the Next Gen Workforce (A Podcast Mashup with Water In Real Life)

September 9, 2019

Welcome to a mashup episode of the Words On Water podcast and Water In Real Life podcast that explores the role of communications in building the next generation water workforce. Listen to Travis Loop of the Water Environment Federation and Stephanie Zavala and Arianne Shipley of Rogue Water, aka The H2duO, discuss the importance of internal communications that excites and inspires employees to be working in water, shows they are part of a talented team, and highlights their work to the public. Travis, Stephanie, and Arianne also stress that water utilities could emphasis innovation and technology in external marketing, display more personality to the community, get creative with storytelling, and create exciting job titles and descriptions.

Episode #102
Hosted by Travis Loop, Stephanie Zavala, and Arianne Shipley.

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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.

Episode #78
Hosted by Travis Loop

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