The team is exhausted. They’re burned out, and I am too. I don’t know if we can recover. We’ve been working at...
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Promoting an Employee Without Upsetting the Team
After I graduated college, I got an entry-level job at a manufacturing plant. I lifted and carried heavy things all day. Even...
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Why Good Employees Leave and What to Do About It
The impact felt when an employee leaves is exacerbated when labor markets are tight. Leaders at all levels in a utility need...
Editorial
Stop Top-Talent Turnover
Exit interviews are often used to find out why departing employees flew the coop. Business professor John Sullivan proposes a better strategy:...
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The Facts About Employer Feedback
Most workers dread performance reviews, which more often than not are tedious and nonproductive exercises. So imagine what jobs would be like...
Editorial
Industry News - June 2020
Tnemec names Keilbey director of salesTnemec named Scott Keilbey director of sales, water tank market. In his new position, Keilbey will assist...
Editorial
Succession Planning Is a Marathon
The issue of succession planning in the face of fast-retiring older workers continues to vex water and sewer utilities nationwide. But the...
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Industry News: April 2020
Tnemec names Keilbey director of salesTnemec named Scott Keilbey director of sales, water tank market. In his new position, Keilbey will assist...
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How to Help New Hires Get Up to Speed
Have you ever started to read a much-hyped book with great enthusiasm and anticipation, only to stop after a few chapters because...
Editorial
Industry News - February 2020
USL Group acquires Logiball
USL Group announced that it acquired Logiball, headquartered in Québec. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Logiball’s main...
Editorial
Boost Your Career
At times, careers can be a lot like locating sewer lines — you never know where they might lead. Some are straightforward,...
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Your Co-Workers Can Provide an Education
If you prefer learning out on the job site through interaction with colleagues over time in a classroom, you’re not alone.
You’re also well...
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Taking on Retirement Gap Is an Industry Priority
At the same recent event in Salt Lake City, during which David Ross — the Environmental Protection Agency’s assistant administrator for water...
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Mitigating the Risks of Worker Fatigue Through Tech and Safety Culture
Due to the constant movement of people and equipment on a job site, municipal sewer and water jobs demand high levels of alertness....















