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  • Keeping your firm ‘ready to sell’

    by The Zweig Letter January 17, 2021
    January 17, 2021

    Approachable steps you can take to prepare for a potential acquisition down the road, and why it’s never a bad idea to take them.

  • Keep a cool head and carry on!

    by The Zweig Letter January 17, 2021
    January 17, 2021

    Things are real messy right now, but we can all get safely to our destinations if we keep our cool.

  • Decentralization

    by The Zweig Letter January 10, 2021
    January 10, 2021

    Decentralization of structure within our firms allows for a more agile, adaptable, and unified organization.

  • New Year’s resolutions

    by The Zweig Letter January 10, 2021
    January 10, 2021

    Our businesses need the same care we are giving ourselves to remain healthy and viable in the year ahead!

  • A year of higher expectations

    by The Zweig Letter January 3, 2021
    January 3, 2021

    2021 is looking to be a year of increasing freedom, control, and opportunity.

  • Be smart in how you run your business

    by The Zweig Letter January 3, 2021
    January 3, 2021

    Know your purpose, intent, and philosophy of business, but be willing to change if it becomes prudent to do so.

  • Incentive compensation

    by The Zweig Letter December 27, 2020
    December 27, 2020

    Management incentives can be used to motivate key staff and to build capital and liquidity for individuals in the event of a transition.

  • Hire for character, train for skill

    by The Zweig Letter December 27, 2020
    December 27, 2020

    Many people in this business will say they agree with this idea, yet the people doing the hiring rarely do it.

  • Take the time

    by The Zweig Letter December 14, 2020
    December 14, 2020

    Practice becoming a better communicator, and you’ll build better rapport and credibility with clients, colleagues, and just about everyone else.

  • Give it the gas – or let off the throttle?

    by The Zweig Letter December 13, 2020
    December 13, 2020

    When times get tough, you have two choices: You can cut expenses and eliminate all investments, or you can double down on making improvements in your business.

  • Best performing firms

    by The Zweig Letter December 6, 2020
    December 6, 2020

    There are several management areas where award-winning, fast-growth, and very high profit AEC firms stand out.

  • Who are you trying to sell to?

    by The Zweig Letter December 6, 2020
    December 6, 2020

    Marketing starts with identifying who your target clients are. Your entire business needs to be focused on them.

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The Zweig Letter is a truly unique management newsletter. Each week, The Zweig Letter keeps A/E and environmental services firm leaders informed, inspired, entertained, and challenged. Every 12-page issue of The Zweig Letter leads off with a hard-hitting editorial from management guru, Mark Zweig. Mark is radical, sensible, and thought-provoking with a dose of humor, to boot. A/E and environmental services firms are not like other businesses, so The Zweig Letter only reports on management ideas that are proven to work in firms like yours.

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