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DEWA Youth Council strengthens future leaders’ critical skills through Knowledge Challenge initiative · DEWA Podcasts

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  So more than 50 young employees over at DEWA,
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  that's the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  recently took part in this really interesting
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  knowledge challenge initiative. The whole goal
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  was to strengthen critical skills, you know,
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  things like decision -making and creative thinking
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  under pressure. It was organized by DEWA's Youth
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  Council, and the initiative was basically designed
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  to enhance participants' professional capabilities.
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  They were building expertise in key areas. We're
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  talking effective communication, problem solving,
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  leadership, and decision making, all while fostering
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  this strong team spirit and a real culture of
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  collaboration. Get this, the challenge actually
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  featured an interactive quiz room experience.
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  Teens had to work together to solve a series
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  of challenges, under a strict time pressure,
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  of course. It really pushed their teamwork and
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  creative thinking to the limit. Highlighting
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  the strategic vision behind the event, Aisha
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  Mohamed Al -Ramithi, she's the president of DEWA's
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  Youth Council, she provided this exact statement
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  on the program's objectives. She said, She went
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  on to say, And honestly, interest in these initiatives
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  organized by the Youth Council just continues
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  to grow. It really reflects the young employees'
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  strong commitment. A commitment to innovation,
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  continuous learning, and just performance excellence.
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  This rising engagement definitely underscores
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  their determination. They want to make the absolute
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  most of the opportunities provided by DEWA. It's
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  equipping them to address current and future
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  challenges with readiness. So... Now, here is
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  a question we would really like you to think
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  about. How can other organizations implement
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  similar time -pressured interactive challenges
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  to effectively qualify and empower their own
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  next generation of leaders?