Vol. XXVI, Number 40
October 21, 2005
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Employee Motivation Titles Featured At ACEC Bookstore
Employees who are motivated and energized go a long way to making a good firm great.
Want to discover how to appropriately reward, recognize and motivate employee? The answers are found in the many employee recognition titles available at the ACEC Online Bookstore.
Visit the ACEC Online Bookstore at www.acec.org/publications or click on any of the books below.
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The 1001 Rewards & Recognition Fieldbook
$17.95
Create the groundwork for developing and managing reward
or recognition programs in any work situation.
Click here to order.
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Motivational Management
$18.95
Most people want to do their jobs well—and thrive from direction, support, encouragement and rewards.
This book reveals how to increase commitment, competency, and productivity by stimulating employee desire to excel.
Click here to order.
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1001 Ways to Reward Employees
$12.95
It's not a raise that motivates an employee, nor a promotion. What really sparks a person to perform are those intangible, unexpected gestures that signify real appreciation for a job well done.
Click here to order.
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1001 Ways To Energize Employees
$10.95
An invaluable tool for managers seeking to increase employee enthusiasm and involvement.
Includes case studies, examples, techniques, research highlights, and insightful quotes from business leaders.
Click here to order.
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Keeping The Reins On Project Risk
November 3 Dallas, TX
Keeping The Reins On Project Risk is a one-day, intensive risk management workshop for project managers, risk managers, engineers, CFOs and other key staff responsible for project risk management.
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Learn to recognize the Trojan Horses at the gates of your project; |
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Think about how cyber-risks can magnify problems; |
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Know how to use the Iceberg Formula to search out problems early |
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Understand how risk starts before project planning and design; |
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Investigate different techniques for quantifying risk and opportunity; |
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Benefit from relevant case studies of failed projects. |
Members $425/Non-members $525
Click here for more information and to register. |
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2006 North American A/E Leadership Retreat: Future For A/E Executives
December 7-9 San Diego, CA
Co-Sponsored by ACEC and AIA, this "focus-on-the-future for A/E executives" retreat will feature engaging ideas from leading A/E/C industry futurists.
Discussions will focus on preparation for changes that facility and infrastructure practitioners will face, such as global economic shifts and environmental fluctuations.
This highly-charged two-and-a-half day summit will prepare participants to handle the next one-, three- and 10-year cycles.
Early Bird Fees:
Members $895/Non-members $1,095
After November 10:
Members $995/Non-members $1,195
Click here for more information and to register. |
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Senate Clears F.Y. 2006 Transportation Spending Package
The Senate passed its F.Y. 2006 transportation appropriations bill (H.R. 3058) this week, clearing the way for a conference with the House. The spending measure is necessary to implement the funding increases authorized in the recently passed highway bill (SAFETEA-LU).
The Senate bill provides $40 billion for highways, $8.2 billion for transit and $3.5 billion for airport improvements. The House version provides $36.3 billion for highways, $8.4 billion for transit and $3.6 billion for airports. Spending differences must be reconciled during conference negotiations.
Despite the increased funding provided under the recently-passed SAFETEA-LU authorization bill, spending for highways and transit will remain at the previous F.Y. '05 level until Congress passes the F.Y. '06 appropriations bill.
ACEC will continue to press House and Senate leaders to complete work on the spending package to ensure that states can take full advantage of the increased funding. |
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GSA Top Official Unveils $11B Construction Program
GSA's David Eakin discusses contracting opportunities for engineering firms at ACEC headquarters. |
David Eakin, of the General Services Administration (GSA), detailed his agency's ongoing $11 billion dollar Capital Program during the Market Forecast Series event held this week.
Eakin, the agency's chief engineer, encouraged ACEC members in attendance and online: "We need your best. Ninety-five percent of all GSA's funding is turned right back to you. We manage. We don't do the work in-house."
Eakin said the agency's Capital Program includes construction of 25-35 new courthouses or annexes; 15-20 new laboratories, 10-20 new border stations, and more than 100 renovation projects. In addition to the current program, GSA has plans for an additional 100 new courthouses estimated to cost $6 billion, Eakin said.
He also emphasized the agency's commitment to Qualifications-Based Selection for engineering services, and stated that between 50-60 percent of its projects were procured using a design-bid-build delivery approach.
Eakin encourages engineering companies to contact one of GSA's eleven regional offices to learn about specific opportunities available through the Capital Program. Click here for contact information for GSA's Directors of Property Development in your area. |
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Engineering Inc. To Profile Member Firm Involvement in Gulf Coast Reconstruction
The back-to-back blows by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita to southern Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas resulted in the destruction of hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings, massive damage to critical infrastructure and a high death toll.
A special report on how several member firms are already actively engaged in the massive Gulf Coast reconstruction effort is included in the upcoming November/December of Engineering Inc.
The special report also provides insights by federal agency administrators on reconstruction priorities, how the hurricanes will affect various industry segments, and potential contracting opportunities for engineers.
Look for the November/December issue of Engineering Inc. in the mail soon. |
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Support Needed For ACEC/Louisiana And ACEC/Mississippi
ACEC is encouraging nationwide support for Member Organizations in Louisiana and Mississippi which are experiencing financial shortfalls as a result of the recent hurricanes. (See last week's edition of Last Word.)
Contributions to a fund for ACEC/Louisiana should be made payable to "ACEC/LA NDRRA," referenced for Louisiana Disaster Relief, and mailed to: ACEC/Louisiana, PO Box 82859, Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2859. For additional information, email Warren Wilder at cecl@bbipmail.com.
Contributions to ACEC/Mississippi should be made payable to "ACEC/Mississippi," referenced for Mississippi Hurricane Relief, and mailed to: ACEC/Mississippi, 2084 Dunbarton Drive, Suite C, Jackson, MS 39216-5016. For additional information, e-mail Judy Adams at cecms@netdoor.com. |
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