Plans are Nothing, Planning is Everything
So said Army General Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the WWII Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, and later 34th President of the United States. This thought has long..
Read MoreA Good Negotiation Looks Like This
I’m just back from leading a lively discussion and debate at PSMJ’s new A/E/C Pricing and Negotiations Workshop in Nashville, Tennessee. Project managers, principals, and senior..
Read MoreStop Focusing on Your Clients!
Leaders of professional services firms commonly speak of the importance of three groups: clients, employees, and community. But spend any time with their firms and you’ll likely..
Read MoreWho’s Leading the People Process in Your Firm?
In several strategic planning sessions over the last year and a half, one internal conversation has cropped up over and over again: the client company’s opportunity to add an HR..
Read MoreImproving Fee Levels and Client Contracts
This month, I had the pleasure of co-leading (along with PSMJ founder Frank Stasiowski) our new seminar on Pricing and Negotiations. Seventeen sharp A/E/C managers, principals,..
Read MoreStrategic Business Planning? Maybe You’re Doing it All Wrong
Each year we work with dozens of firms creating new strategic business plans (or updating existing ones). Our clients are small organizations and large ones, broadly diversified..
Read MoreFrom PSMJ's A/E/C Industry Summit: Fast Future! Ten Uber-Trends Changing Everything
Every year, PSMJ brings together the architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) industry’s top leaders and most successful firms to provide a glimpse into the future of..
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