“I strongly believe that one of the things that truly recommends an organization in any sector is the internal atmosphere and energy of the company — starting with its own people.

For me, reputation comes from organizational culture. If I were to refer to Distributie Oltenia, throughout its almost 20-year journey, I believe there are a few things that make us different to a certain extent, and at the same time remain part of our DNA.

One of these elements is courage — the courage to innovate. Over nearly two decades of existence, we have achieved several important firsts, both in the investment area and in the operational area. And we are not stopping here,” said Angelica Răducanu, Chief Administration Officer, Distributie Oltenia, at the People Empowering Business Forum organized by The Diplomat-Bucharest.

Key statements:

• “I believe that another thing that makes us different, besides courage, is responsibility — because we always wanted to act responsibly toward all our stakeholders, toward the entire community we serve. And maybe not necessarily in this exact order, but with the same level of importance: besides courage and responsibility, we also look with great curiosity toward what the future brings. We are talking about the energy transition.
• Obviously, companies in the energy sector must be the first to define their processes for the energy transition. We started this work a few years ago. This naturally brings along a transformation process, which we have also been going through for several years now. It has revealed many things about us — and I believe it has shown the world just as many things that we have also discovered about ourselves.
• I believe there are two very important things that we have done and continue to focus on. The first was to define our shared values, and the second, of course, was to clarify our business objectives.
• This pair, in my opinion and in the opinion of the organization I am part of, represents the key structure for any transformation process we may go through in the future. Then, to keep it short and at the same time relevant, I will mention two things we are doing that combine a series of practices, not just one.
• The best way for us to demonstrate this courage — and continue to nurture it — was to launch Horizon 30, a project where our high-potential employees, as well as experienced colleagues, research, explore, make mistakes, and therefore learn what the distribution network of 2030 and beyond will look like.”
• “The second initiative that gives me great satisfaction — and is also a very concrete proof of responsibility — is Electrician Apprentice, our program running for more than nine years, which has brought several hundred new specialists into the market. Many of them have remained within the organization, while others work with our subcontractors — which means they are still part of our extended organization. And this is our commitment to the future: not only in terms of equipment and technical processes, but in terms of the generation that will take over these processes and technologies and carry them forward.”