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President of PDC Engineers (Best Firm Multidiscipline #45 for 2018), a 100-person firm headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Prepare and execute a plan for balance and growth in the three biggest areas of your engineering career: technical ability, social skills, and stewardship of the profession.

A small investment of your time, energy, and creativity can yield a large return with your clients. Start gently and build your confidence.

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

Zweig Group has announced the list of speakers and discussion topics for the upcoming M&A Next Symposium, held on October 2, 2019 at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. This highly interactive...

“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...

The future AEC workspace will be flexible but more connected than ever, so invest in data bandwidth and mobility.

CEO of TLC Engineering Solutions, an Orlando, Florida-based firm pushing its way into the future.

Surveying technology has been around for thousands of years. What’s new today will be old tomorrow, but the basics will remain the same.

Use this seven step process to focus on project management for year-over-year improvement.

When working on a project, there are various human roadblocks that consistently clog the path to project execution.

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

President and founder of Calibre Engineering, a national civil engineering firm based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Most AEC leaders are aware of the common causes of scope creep, but there are also some subtler internal causes to consider.

A lot of AEC firms fall into the trap of neglecting their marketing departments because the work is not billable. Marketers need to fight back with consistent effort.

President of JCJ Architecture, a local, national, and global architecture, planning, and interior design firm based in Hartford, Connecticut.

We’re not too late in achieving gender balance and equity in engineering, but to make it happen, a lot of work needs to be done.

The best way to do it is one bite at a time. The same can be said of your marketing plan.

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

Survey data from Zweig Group’s 2019 Financial Performance Survey of AEC Firms indicates strong financial performance industry-wide.

President and CEO of Eclipse Engineering (Best Firm Structural #12 for 2018), a Montana firm that likes to have a little “phun.”

In terms of feedback, there’s a big difference between what millennials want and what you’ve been told they want.

A recent Zweig Group promotion asked, ‘Is your marketing fresh and clean?’ The email went on to list 15 different marketing focus areas – the first being the marketing plan.

Being cautious and reasonable about your growth plans is a smarter move than filling seats just for the sake of beefing up the org chart.