My New Employer and Job

Many have asked recently how my new job is going.  I've been at it for a little more than 60 days now and thought I would just share a few things about my new job and Arcadis that I absolutely love:

1.       The company is financially successful and is well positioned to continue that growth and profitability.  I've counseled many others in the past that "that’s the closest thing to job security anyone can ask for".

2.       The culture of the company is more progressive than almost all of my prior employers.  While doing my own thing with HRO Partners I was fortunate to work with some great companies whose cultures were “cool”.  MediRevv (Brad’s employer) was one of them.  Cool is not only good for companies, it’s fun too.  Arcadis has some swagger.

3.       I’m leading a team of HR professionals with so much potential to contribute value to the organization.  I’m not just saying this because I’m the boss (and there is no risk of any of them reading this either) but I really am engaged by the potential that sits in my team today – in expertise, passion and desire to do great things in HR for the benefit of the business we support.  It needs to be organized differently to be most effective but all the ingredients of a great team are there.

4.       It represents a great mix of known and unknown.  It’s a fresh start.  I’m excited about living in a new place and building a new cadre of colleagues and friends.  But the engineering industry is familiar to me so the environment isn’t all new.  It’s familiar and unfamiliar – all at the same time.

5.     I believe strongly that Denver will be a great place for my family and kids and that they’ll love living here.  And at the crucial development ages of my kids, that’s really important to me, and to Holly.

6.  And finally, they are invested in me.  I've been given the latitude to make changes and develop the function.  Arcadis recognizes the difference great HR can have on the success of the business and I don't have to sell that idea to the leadership of the company.

Bottom line, I'm really happy!  So thrilled to be working for Arcadis - it's a great company! 

P.S.  The logo is Sally the salamander, not a dinosaur.  Perhaps that's a future blog but she is loved and endeared by all Arcadians.