Mark Zweig

“Being a leader means you have to keep growing and learning. We can all change. This includes you!”

“How do you stack up in these seven areas? Is money being wasted? If so, take action now!”

“What causes AEC firms to fail? I have been a student of this business for 39 years now. Here’s what I have seen.”

“When directly confronted with a difficult or painful question and you aren’t honest with people – they’ll figure that out. And you can forget them ever trusting you again.”

“As hard as it is to believe – because it has been used as a business tool for so long – people in the AEC business still don’t understand basic email etiquette.”

“Square peg for a round hole? No thanks! My first preference is square pegs in square holes!”

“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?”