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DEWA scores 97.5% in employee happiness and well-being standard, setting global benchmark for utilities · DEWA Podcasts

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  In a world that's, you know, so focused on profits
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  and productivity, one organization is making
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  global headlines for something completely different.
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  Happiness. Hmm, and we're talking about a major
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  player here. Right. Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, DIWA, has just been recognized as
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  a world leader in employee well -being. Okay,
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  so they were awarded the International Employee
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  Happiness and Well -Being Standards Certificate
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  with an incredible, get this, 97 .5 % score.
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  Wow. And that earned them the top -tier Transformational
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  Leading Organization rating. So to put that in
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  perspective for everyone, that score places Diwa
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  among the top five certified organizations on
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  the list. the planet and establishes it as the
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  undisputed global leader in the utility sector.
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  Whoa. It's a powerful statement about their commitment
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  to creating a positive and really empowering
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  workplace. Yeah. And His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayr, the MD and CEO of Diwa, he connected
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  this achievement to a much larger vision. He
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  said, Diwa continues to work in accordance with
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  the wise vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime
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  minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. OK. envisioning
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  happiness as a way of life and placing people
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  at the heart of sustainable development so that
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  Dubai becomes the world's best city to live,
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  work and thrive. In line with the Dubai Social
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  Agenda 33 and driven by our tireless efforts
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  to enhance employee happiness and quality of
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  life, pillars of our success and our remarkable
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  achievements in government excellence. we continue
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  to launch programs and initiatives that stimulate
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  development and innovation and promote lasting
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  psychological and social stability for all employees.
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  We are committed to rewarding outstanding employees,
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  appreciating exceptional performance and behavior,
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  and fostering teamwork and job loyalty. That's
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  such a powerful quote. It is. It really shows
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  this isn't just a corporate initiative. It's
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  a core part of Dubai's whole identity and its
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  goals. to be the best city in the world to live
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  and work. And they have the numbers to back it
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  up. Dr. Yousef Al -Akraf, the executive vice
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  president of business support and human resources,
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  he shared a key metric on their success. Okay.
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  He said, Right. outstanding results in many employee
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  happiness indicators. In 2024, the happiness
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  of Diwa employees reached 90%. A 90 % happiness
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  rate among employees is, that's just an extraordinary
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  achievement. It proves their strategy is actually
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  working. Because it's one thing to have a vision,
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  but it's another thing entirely to translate
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  it into genuine well -being for thousands of
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  people. So from global recognition to a 90 %
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  happiness score, DY is truly setting a new standard.
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  Now, here's a question we'd like you, our listeners,
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  to think about. If your workplace could implement
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  just one initiative from a model like DY's, what
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  do you think would have the biggest impact on
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  your own happiness and well -being at work?