Co-ops Embrace Cultural Evolution Amid a Generational Workforce Shift

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Electric co-ops are adapting to a generational workforce shift by embracing cultural evolution and innovation.

Electric co-ops are experiencing a historically broad and rapid shift in their organizational culture, driven largely by an influx of younger, tech-savvy employees amid a wave of retirements and turnover, along with other changes in the industry. Co-ops are bringing creativity and innovation to the challenge, adapting everything from onboarding processes to learning opportunities to leadership development. Learn more from NRECA's Delaine Orendorff and SLEMCO's Katherine Domingue.

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Guests: Delaine Orendorff, Katherine Domingue

Topics covered

• organizational culture
• workforce shift
• innovation
• leadership development

Keywords

• electric co-ops
• younger employees
• tech-savvy
• onboarding processes

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