UNITYWATER
national Infrastructure Project Innovation Award at the 2016 Australian Water Awards .
Training to succeed Theo set out to create a unified Unitywater culture based on the way the new organisation wanted to do business and to be recognised for a workforce that is safe in the work it does , agile , innovative and reliable in delivering customer and environmental outcomes that are wanted . The IT transformation is part of the new thinking , he says : “ We need people who can respectfully challenge the status quo and be comfortable in the big data world by developing the skills they will need to succeed . Are we ready to meet those challenges ? We are heavily investing in and supporting our people to make sure they have every opportunity to succeed .” The better equipped they are , the better they can face up to the exponential growth of technology , data and customer expectations , he believes .
That ’ s why training has taken a front seat . It ’ s vital that all our people understand that Unitywater wants excellent leaders , why ? Because the workforce deserves to have excellent leaders .: Leadership can be learnt , he believes , and he has brought in a leading organisational psychology
“ We have seen better decision making , better engagement , and people adding leadership to technical skills and enjoying the challenges before them ”
– George Theo , CEO Unitywater
100 September 2016