The Zweig Letter

As market conditions for professional liability insurance evolve, there’s a great deal you can do to position your firm for a more favorable renewal.

Examine your processes to determine why they’re in place and whether or not they’re worth your valuable time. If they’re not, they may need to be changed or abandoned.

Managing a client’s expectations is a delicate art that requires planning, restraint, and diligence.

Charting a sustainable future requires a willingness to critically evaluate your firm and prepare for the year ahead.

Employee-owned KCI Technologies (Sparks, MD) acquired GCA Inc. (Atlanta, GA), a consulting firm specializing in transportation planning and engineering. Link to Details American Engineering (Charlotte, NC) acquired Gilleece & Associates (Raleigh, NC), a civil engineering...

FAYETTEVILLE, AR (January 20, 2020) – Zweig Group today announced their 2020 ElevateHer™ cohort, a special task force comprised of individuals with a commitment to promote diversity as a means to combat recruiting and retention...

A well-designed sabbatical program can combat burnout and disengagement, ensuring your organization’s long-term success.

“Top management is largely responsible for HR’s ineffectiveness on many levels in the typical A/E firm.”

Implementing a formal, systematic safety program will benefit you, your employees, your clients, and your greater community.

As Zweig Group’s director of ownership transition, Will Swearingen understands the emotional stakes at play when a firm founder decides it’s time to pass the torch.

By John Bray | The value you will add and the time you will save is worth the cost almost every single time.

Zweig Group has released the 2020 Salary Survey Report of Engineering Firms. This annual publication details salary information for engineering firms across the United States. The data contained in this publication was gathered using an...

Before you pass the torch, you need to make sure that your next generation of leaders is up to the task.

When she’s not enjoying the great outdoors, Tracey Eaves is finding share value for firms that are either preparing to be acquired or are planning an internal transition.

In this digital era of PURLs, OKRs, and java scripts, a dimensional mailer and handwritten note are still the best way to grab attention.

“For those of you running A/E firms – if I were you, I’d focus on recruiting in 2020.”

Women must stop apologizing, speak up, and stand tall if they want to be successful leaders.

Leaders of employee-owned firms must focus on people, transparency, and vision to achieve long-term success.

AEG leader Woolpert (Dayton, OH) acquired Southern Mapping (Johannesburg, South Africa), an international aerial survey and mapping company that specializes in high-accuracy lidar, imagery, and remote sensing technologies. Link to details American Engineering Testing (AET)...

By Christina Zweig Niehues | Women PMs are hungry for leadership and management training, and want their firms to do more in that regard.

As Zweig Group’s director of executive search, Chad Coldiron’s passion is connecting top talent with AEC firms.

“So many [A/E firm leaders] feel they are being pulled in so many directions that oftentimes, at the end of a day or week, it is hard to see what was accomplished.”

Good contracts can help, but timely and thorough reviews of shop drawings are, perhaps, the best defense.

A constant focus on your firm’s brand is essential. If you let it slide, you’ll send mixed, confusing messages.