Investing in Operational Excellence: Strategies that Lead to Global Success

Darren Watt, Managing Director of Golder Associates in Australia, discusses the company’s investments in intangible assets, sustainable initiatives & technological advancements in the June issue of Energy Digital.

(SAN DIEGO, CA, June 11, 2010) –Darren Watt, Managing Director of Golder Associates in Australia and Global Vice President of the Australasian Operations discusses how Golder implements a variety of continuous improvement strategies that are vital to their success. In addition to investing in intangible assets, Golder continuously reviews and assesses green technology and safety initiatives. With over 7,000 employees worldwide and over 800 consultants in Australia alone, the global ground engineering and environment services company takes a serious approach to how its organization is structured.

“We use the Balanced Scorecard to translate strategy into operational excellence in our company. This suits our company well as we focus a large percentage of cash into developing the intangible assets of our company,” Watt said in the article.

Golder has had four successful strategic mergers and an annual staff growth averaging 18 percent. Golder has been awarded twelve BRW Client Choice Awards and four successive Hewitt Best Employer Awards. Golder is employee-owned, with over 55 percent of employees owning shares in the company. To find out more about Golder, or to read the June issue of Energy Digital in full, visit http://www.energydigital.com/magazines/2688.

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