This area covers ways to develop and prepare tomorrow’s utility leaders.
Not Because I'm a Girl January 2010 Women's Advancement: One Engineering Firm's Pathway to Leadership August 2009 Generations at Work: The Problems, Power, and Promise Explored May 2009 Reaching Out to Young Adults January 2009 One Piece of the Workforce Puzzle: Internship Programs June 2008
Implementing a Successful Mentor Program in Your Organization AWWA/WEF Utility Management Conference 2010
Preparing for the Future: The Development of a High School Utilities Intern Program for the City of Akron, Ohio AWWA/WEF Utility Management Conference 2008
Workforce Development: Building Future Leaders in Operations and Maintenance Joint Management Conference 2006 Implementation of an Organizational Development Plan to Create a Learning Organization Joint Management Conference 2006
Wastewater Utilities Respond Slowly to Looming Brain Drain Prospect Published January/February 2005
WEF Addresses Certification, Training IssuesSeptember 2011
Viewpoint: Without Operator Skill, Water Quality Goes Down the TubeSeptember 2011
Wisconsin Tackles Tandem Certification and Training ProgramsJuly 2011
Succession Planning: Bridging the Mentoring GapFebruary 2010
Mentoring: Unleashing Your Inner Hendrix Published September 2007 Operator Certification: How State Limits on Reciprocity Limit Career Options
Transforming the Organization: Building an Effective Employee Development Program WEFTEC 2009 Middle Management of the Modern Water and Wastewater Utility: A Training Needs Assessment WEFTEC 2008 Personal Perspectives on an Award-Winning Mentoring Program WEFTEC 2008
Developing Future Managers From Today's WorkforceWEFTEC 2007 Developing Tomorrow's Leaders for Aurora Water WEFTEC 2007Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce: The Personal Side of Mentoring WEFTEC 2007Research Provides Important Insights Into Leadership Development WEFTEC 2007