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  • Be like water

    Be like water

    December 07, 2025 | Chad Coldiron

    By Chad Coldiron | The ability to adapt rather than resist is what separates the firms that thrive from the ones that fade.

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  • Say “Yes, and…” to better leadership

    Say “Yes, and…” to better leadership

    September 28, 2025

    By Michael Makris | Several of improv’s most fundamental rules are very much related to leadership and professional growth.

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  • Growing pains

    Growing pains

    April 06, 2025 | Jeremy Clarke

    By Jeremy Clarke | The key to embracing growth without giving up what made your firm great in the first place.

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  • Choosing unity: Jerrod Hogan

    Choosing unity: Jerrod Hogan

    July 14, 2024

    By Liisa Andreassen | CEO of OWN, Inc. (Springfield, MO), an engineering firm that unleashes the power of true, 100 percent employee ownership.

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  • A leadership vision for 2024

    A leadership vision for 2024

    January 07, 2024

    By Keyan Zandy | Embrace significance over success, treat everyone with respect, and challenge conventional thinking for a more inclusive and compelling leadership approach.

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  • Is lean failing at your firm?

    Is lean failing at your firm?

    January 01, 2023

    By Keyan Zandy | The best way to foster a lean culture is by engaging with people, celebrating what they do well, and empowering them to be a part of the change you seek.

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  • What is project leadership?

    What is project leadership?

    December 18, 2022 | justin smith se pe mba

    By Justin Smith | Successful PMs use their skills to leverage tools, motivate actions, and accomplish objectives, which is the essence of leadership.

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  • Marketing is about more than proposals

    Marketing is about more than proposals

    October 30, 2022

    By Malory Atkinson | Challenge your marketing team to think beyond proposals and begin to work to strategically impact the entire client experience.

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  • Secret sauce

    Secret sauce

    July 24, 2022

    By Joseph Lauk | Firms often have the same “ingredients” for creating great places to work. Your success really boils down to how you choose and blend these elements together.

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  • The better project delivery equation

    The better project delivery equation

    May 01, 2022 | justin smith se pe mba

    By Justin Smith | When done well, this approach allows you to create a lean, flexible process that empowers your project managers to focus on maximizing value.

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  • Acquisition communication and messaging

    Acquisition communication and messaging

    June 13, 2021

    By Jenny Phan & Kyle Copelin | Developing a communication program with the right messaging principles is the proactive approach to ensure a successful transfer of brand equity.

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  • Integrity: Greg Williams

    Integrity: Greg Williams

    October 18, 2020

    Chairman and CEO of Nabholz (Conway, AR), a 1,200 person multi-discipline, employee-owned firms whose name has been synonymous with integrity since its founding in 1949.

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  • Tell a story, build a better project

    Tell a story, build a better project

    June 01, 2020

    The next time you have a critical project or important concept to communicate, forget the jargon and consider telling a story.

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  • Key successors: Bob Howell

    Key successors: Bob Howell

    March 04, 2019

    CEO of SSOE Group (Hot Firm #44 for 2018), a global project delivery firm for architecture, engineering, and construction management based in Toledo, Ohio. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “All key positions within the company are...

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  • Tricky but essential

    Tricky but essential

    October 15, 2018

    Innovation demands that we think, struggle, act, and sometimes fail. A tough slog, but it has to be done. It’s a balancing act to fit innovation into the daily practice of the AEC industry. Whether...

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  • Conference call: Mike Cooper

    April 09, 2018

    Managing principal and president of HED, Inc. (Hot Firm #34 for 2017), a 350-person design firm with offices in Illinois, Michigan, and California. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “Small changes often lead to significant results,” says...

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  • Artificial Ingredients

    Artificial Ingredients

    March 07, 2017

    The first industries to adopt a new technology are the ones that succeed. Is your firm prepared for the age of artificial intelligence? According to Zweig Group’s 2016 Financial Performance Survey, net service revenue per...

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  • IPD and BIM, apples and oranges

    July 12, 2011

    Press Release: July 12, 2011 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (July 12, 2011) – Confused about integrated project delivery (IPD) and building information modeling (BIM)? As little three letter acronyms and similar concepts, it is easy to use...

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