10 Ways to Fight Back the Fear
When people live in fear of losing employment, work quality can fall, and your firm can lose clients. How best to deal with this offshoot of the business and readiness plans we..
Read More5 Compensation and Benefit Trends that Drive Results
When it comes to bonuses, senior principles in the A/E industry decided in 2018 to cut their own and instead share the wealth with middle managers and project managers, in hopes..
Read MoreAccountability Begins with Key KPIs
U.S. The president of FEH Design, Denny Sharp, AIA, is a soft-spoken Midwesterner. So when he says the weekly report to all his PMs is a “gentle reminder” about the financial..
Read MoreCongress Extends FMLA in COVID-19 Response
U.S. Congress burnt the midnight oil deliberating legislation to help individuals, families, and businesses during the coronavirus pandemic crisis. The Families First..
Read MoreNo Employees? No Problem - The Virtual Firm Has Arrived
Until six years ago, the career path for Peter S. Macrae, AIA, was traditional. That all changed in 2011 when he parted ways with the recession-ravaged firm where he was..
Read MoreBusiness is Business, No Matter the Economy
Working with about 50 firms worldwide on improving profitability, management consultant Brian Flynn, P.E., BCEE, has developed a system for what works—no matter the state of the..
Read MoreNow No One is Saying 'No' to Teleworking
Before COVID-19, nearly 90 percent of firms reported that they allowed at least some staff to work from home. That is the good news. However reluctantly, engineering,..
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