Courses

Value of Claims Review - Lessons Learned Programs in the A/E Space

Value of Claims Review – Lessons Learned Programs in the A/E Space

Lessons Learned programs can be fraught with organizational challenges and top management barriers, but preventing just one professional liability claim can easily pay for developing and maintaining an effective program.…

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Ownership is a Verb: Coaching Doers to be Leaders

Ownership is a Verb: Coaching Doers to be Leaders

Leadership coach Leo MacLeod talks with Rich Mitchell, president of the multi-disciplinary firm, Mackenzie about what it takes to successfully move doers to leaders. What are the biggest hurdles to…

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Super Busy? Here's 60 Minutes to the Polished Presentation

Super Busy? Here’s 60 Minutes to the Polished Presentation

We’re all busy. And as the daily demands of projects and clients pop up, it only becomes harder to shift focus towards preparing a truly great presentation. Who has the…

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The PM's Survival Guide to Managing Multiple Projects

The PM’s Survival Guide to Managing Multiple Projects

As a project manager, you’re often asked to concurrently lead multiple projects at many points throughout your career. And no matter what the size or project type, every job eventually…

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5-10 Years Pre-Retirement? What You Need to Do Now to Protect Your Legacy

5-10 Years Pre-Retirement? What You Need to Do Now to Protect Your Legacy

Getting firm ownership transition right is the most important thing you can do to secure your retirement and ensure a bright future for your longtime staff. But since you’re likely…

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Buy-Sell Agreements – Don’t Sell Your Firm Short

Buy-Sell Agreements – Don’t Sell Your Firm Short

Your firm’s Buy-Sell agreement determines when and how ownership changes. Yet most buy-sell agreements are drafted, signed and never revisited, leaving you exposed to costly mistakes. If you haven’t recently…

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FHWA “Safe Harbor” Indirect Cost Rate Policy: Benefits and Pitfalls for New and Small Firms

FHWA “Safe Harbor” Indirect Cost Rate Policy: Benefits and Pitfalls for New and Small Firms

A new Federal Highway Administration policy could impact many new and small engineering firms working for State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) or attempting to break into the transportation market. The…

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Reinvent Your Marketing and Business Development with LinkedIn

LinkedIn has long become one of the most powerful business tools for 21st-century brand building, professional networking, lead generation, and more. Yet, for many AEC firms, it’s often underutilized or…

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The Big Wave - Current M&A Landscape, Tactics, and Outlook for Engineering Firms

The Big Wave – Current M&A Landscape, Tactics, and Outlook for Engineering Firms

Fueled by a strong national economy and design climate as well as pent-up demand for industry ownership transition, the engineering M&A wave has been strong in the last two years.…

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9 Secrets to Winning Shortlist Presentations

9 Secrets to Winning Shortlist Presentations

It takes money to make money, and you already invest a lot of money — and time! — in pursuing new work, so why aren’t you seeing a bigger return…

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