President and General Manager of Clow Valve Mark Willett was recently featured as one of three industry leaders in Business Record, the weekly business journal serving the Greater Des Moines area and Central Iowa's Cultivation Corridor. In the "Envision Iowa" feature, Mark discusses top workforce challenges, potential solutions and key takeaways from the publication's 2023 Envision Iowa Statewide Leaders Economic Outlook Survey.
Over the last five years, we have invested more than $2 million dollars in training for our workforce. We have found that the key to success is an engaged workforce that comes to work with a purpose that allows them to make sense of how their jobs tie to the success of the organization. Rooted in the eight key founding principles of our organization – safety, environmental, leadership, accountability, excellence, trust, teamwork and communication – the impact of our program is evaluated through employee assessments and 360 reviews. The positive influence the program has had is paramount to our employee engagement.
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