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March 2019

  • ABR: Always be recruiting

    by The Zweig Letter March 25, 2019
    March 25, 2019

    “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.”

  • Driving efficiency

    by The Zweig Letter March 25, 2019
    March 25, 2019

    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.

  • Long tenure: Kerry Haber

    by The Zweig Letter March 25, 2019
    March 25, 2019

    President of Bernardon (Hot Firm #39 for 2018), an 80-person architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture firm based in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

  • Employee retention

    by The Zweig Letter March 25, 2019
    March 25, 2019

    As firms suffer from a shortage of experienced design and construction professionals, the industry finds itself in the middle of a talent war.

  • A tough job

    by The Zweig Letter March 25, 2019
    March 25, 2019

    When it comes to delegation, you have to pick the right person for the right job, and set them up to succeed.

  • External engagements

    by The Zweig Letter March 18, 2019
    March 18, 2019

    Successful people will overcommit where their passion meets a purpose, where service is not a burden but a privilege.

  • Incredibly grateful: Megan Armendariz

    by The Zweig Letter March 18, 2019
    March 18, 2019

    A good attitude and honest effort are central to California engineer’s mission to build a meaningful career.

  • Silence of the MEPs

    by The Zweig Letter March 18, 2019
    March 18, 2019

    On the surface everything might appear to be fine, but back at their office, the consulting engineers might be telling the (painful) truth.

  • Using probability theory

    by The Zweig Letter March 18, 2019
    March 18, 2019

    “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!”

  • Employee engagement (Part 4)

    by The Zweig Letter March 18, 2019
    March 18, 2019

    While management plays an obvious role in this process, employees must also do their part by knowing their roles and doing their jobs.

  • Business and burgers

    by The Zweig Letter March 11, 2019
    March 11, 2019

    It might seem far fetched, but it’s true. AEC firms can learn a thing or two from the fast-food industry.

  • Be yourself and win

    by The Zweig Letter March 11, 2019
    March 11, 2019

    In business development, many missteps can be traced back to a lack of understanding and acceptance of who we are.

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