The Water Leadership Institute (WLI) developed a three-part webcast series on Overcoming Today's Workforce Challenges and Preparing for the Future.
Webcast 2: Retaining Talent, Combating Quiet Quitting, and Fostering Collaboration
- Stop the Leak: Retaining Qualified Talent
- You Matter: Bolstering Employee Engagement and Combating Quiet Quitting
- Breaking Down Silos: Fostering Collaboration Amongst Labor in the Public Sector
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You can earn 1.5 General Contact Hours by attending this webcast or watching the recording in the WEF Learning Center after the live date.
Learn more about the remaining Webcasts in the WLI Overcoming Today's Workforce Challenges and Preparing for the Future Webcast Series at www.wef.org/WorkforceChallenges
- 2:00 p.m. ET Stop the Leak: Retaining Qualified Talent
Reliable water services and efficient wastewater management are crucial to society, and the water industry plays a significant role in providing these services. In this presentation, we will discuss three effective practices: Compensation, Cultivation, and Communication. Implementation of these strategies will lead to a reduction in turnover costs and the creation of a positive workplace environment, thereby attracting and retaining talented individuals in the water sector.
Developed and Delivered by: Anjulie Cheema, Confluency; Aria Harris, Xylem Inc; Ashwin Dhanasekar, The Water Research Foundation; Jared Voskuhl, California Association of Sanitation Agencies; Nina Khanzadeh, City of Aurora, Aurora Water; Alex Fuentes, WSCC Water
- 2:30 p.m. ET You Matter: Bolstering Employee Engagement and Combating Quiet Quitting
The COVID pandemic and the connected surge in the “Great Resignation” have resulted in an alarming number of people leaving their jobs. Whether it is quiet quitting or resigning, organizations are simply forced to do more with less. Therefore, a workforce with any number of quiet quitters could be detrimental to an organization’s bottom line. Our hope is that this webinar will serve as an industry-wide call to action that will inspire you to improve your engagement within the workplace and lead to a reduction in quiet quitting.
Developed and Delivered by: Anna Kazasi, Virginia American Water; Bridget Ingram, Wessler Engineering; Eider Alvarez Puras, Johnson Controls; George Kansas, Town of Bethlehem, NY; Kyle Breaux, Sewerage and Waterboard of New Orleans; Nicole Cohen, Carollo Engineers
- 3:00 p.m. ET Breaking Down Silos: Fostering Collaboration Amongst Labor in the Public Sector
Water is all around us, but do you feel like you’re swimming in your own pond? Let’s break down silos and increase collaboration within the public sector. Join us to better understand what constitutes silos in the workplace, why they exist, how problematic silos are prevented, and how they can be broken down.
Developed and Delivered by: Chandler Mancuso, Macdermid Envio Solutions; Haley Morton, Burns & McDonnell; Haley Overholt, Veolia; Jennifer "Jenn" Fehrs, City of North Port Utilities; Michael "Mike" Farrar, Union County Water; Veronica Jensen, Toho Water Authority
This series was developed as part of the final project for the Water Leadership Institute (WLI) 2023 and will take place throughout August 2023. The WLI 2023 consists of 54 participants from around the US, Canada, and Botswana.
