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Communicate with credibility

Present with Confidence to Engage Your Audience and Earn their Trust

When it comes to presenting, engineers have a bad reputation. Too often, they deliver a “data dump” of technical information, leaving prospects and clients bored or altogether unsure of what…

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Understanding Firm Value: Looking Beyond the Numbers

Understanding Firm Value: Looking Beyond the Numbers

In an ever changing economic and political environment, business owners must understand the risk factors influencing the value of their business. What internal and external risk factors should business owners…

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Winning Presentations by Design

Winning Presentations by Design

You won’t find winning presentations just by browsing the same old Microsoft templates … Equip yourself with the understanding and skills to deliver top-notch presentations that leave clients feeling confident…

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Command & control vs responsible autonomy

Why Command and Control Doesn’t Work Anymore – But Responsible Autonomy Does

Are you guilty of stifling firm and staff growth? “”Command and Control”” is how business management used to work. It assumes people can’t manage themselves. What we know now is…

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When the Buck Stops with You

When the Buck Stops with You – Risk Management Strategies for Designers of Alternative Project Delivery/Design-Build

As the market for design/build and alternative delivery systems grows, so does the list of risk management issues facing design professionals … Standard of care Scope of services Dispute resolution…

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What I Really Meant to Say

What I Really Meant to Say … Mastering the Art of Communication

Your ability to communicate effectively determines your potential influence more than any other skill you can develop — and you need to develop it. Because even though you’ve been talking…

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Up, Up and Away M&A Trends, Tactics, and Outlook for Engineering Firms

Up, Up and Away – M&A Trends, Tactics, and Outlook for Engineering Firms

Fueled by a strengthening national economy and design climate as well as pent-up demand for industry ownership transition, engineering M&A activity has been off to a significant start this year.…

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Unleashing the Power of LinkedIn

Unleashing the Power of LinkedIn

Too many A/E/C industry LinkedIn users simply go through the motions of extending and accepting invitations without sufficient thought to a well-designed strategy — from the image their profile conveys…

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Understanding Multimodal Clients & Opportunities

Understanding Multimodal Clients & Opportunities

Join ACEC’s September 13th webinar to learn about the latest multimodal market trends, what makes port, rail, and logistics companies unique clients, and how you can position for work within…

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Top Marketing Techniques for 2018

Top Marketing Techniques for 2018

This is a time of rapid change in the marketing and business development landscape for engineering firms. From the weakening of geographic boundaries to the rise of specialists, it’s more…

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