“Always be recruiting! That has to be the mantra for anyone who’s an owner or manager in an AEC firm today because finding people is crucial to your growth.”
March 2019
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Implementing a tailor-made set of processes for your tailor-made firm will increase your chances of success, regardless of the space in which you compete.
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President of Bernardon (Hot Firm #39 for 2018), an 80-person architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture firm based in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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As firms suffer from a shortage of experienced design and construction professionals, the industry finds itself in the middle of a talent war.
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When it comes to delegation, you have to pick the right person for the right job, and set them up to succeed.
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Successful people will overcommit where their passion meets a purpose, where service is not a burden but a privilege.
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A good attitude and honest effort are central to California engineer’s mission to build a meaningful career.
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On the surface everything might appear to be fine, but back at their office, the consulting engineers might be telling the (painful) truth.
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“Even if you don’t apply it to your business, knowing probabilities of success will at least keep you from buying scratch tickets or blowing your cash in a slot machine at a casino somewhere!”
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While management plays an obvious role in this process, employees must also do their part by knowing their roles and doing their jobs.
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It might seem far fetched, but it’s true. AEC firms can learn a thing or two from the fast-food industry.
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In business development, many missteps can be traced back to a lack of understanding and acceptance of who we are.