August 24, 2026 issue

Aug 23, 2026

The leading source of business management insights, research, and strategies tailored specifically for leaders of AEC firms.

	The decisions leaders delay By Ying Liu AEC firms become stronger when leadership teams confront hard truths, define their future, and invest before circumstances force them.

	Business-minded leaders build better M&A outcomes By Jeff Adams AEC firms often discover too late that their ownership problem is really a leadership-development problem.

	Stop selling the work – sell the feeling By Mark Zweig Firms lose pricing power when they sell services and qualifications instead of the outcomes clients actually care about.

	When everyone looks ready By Jigar Desai As AI raises the appearance of capability, AEC leaders must get better at identifying real competence.

	A tale of two firms By Matt Cooper The gap between struggling and high-performing AEC firms often comes down to seven operational levers leaders can control.

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