Mark Zweig

“Every time you take off early or give yourself that perk you always wanted, you could unknowingly be demotivating someone. I’ve seen some egregious examples of this over the years.”

“Real love doesn’t come from coddling. It comes from helping. And oftentimes the best way to help someone – and help your company – is by being brutally honest.”

“Sometimes in business you just have to do something that generates results NOW. There’s no time to waste. You need action and something good to happen. Your prosperity depends on it.”

“Taking these steps could help you get more focused on the right clients and projects and that could lead to more success over the long (and short) term.”

“Are you making decisions as quickly as you should, or is this a problem that you keep facing over and over again? Just like all problems in this business, there’s always something you can do!”

“Are you trying to play the role of the high-flying entrepreneurial CEO in a large firm with lots of resources instead of thinking of yourself as a business owner?”

“We need to collect our money sooner. With dragged out collection periods, most companies don’t have the working capital they need without borrowing.”

“Years ago, I worked for an A/E firm in Memphis by the name of Pickering, Wooten, Smith and Weiss. My boss was Don Smith and my mentor was Irving Weiss. Both of them taught me a lot about this business.”

“We need everyone’s talents. And we especially need those with a tremendous amount of experience, contacts, and proven skills.”

“It’s a balancing act. Deal with problems – big ones – urgent ones. But don’t forget to invest in your future.”

“Cut out dead weight and toxic people, not just low level workers, marketing expenses, healthcare, and free Cokes in the lunchroom. Those kinds of cuts won’t do much for long.”

“There’s a lot to know about your people. And we have to keep updating this information because your people are constantly changing.”