Upcoming ACEC Online Classes: Benefits of Slow Growth, Superior Proposals, & Prospering in the New Normal

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January 6, 2022

Upcoming ACEC Online Classes: Benefits of Slow Growth, Superior Proposals, & Prospering in the New Normal

The Tortoise and Hare Fable: Lessons on Long Term Strategic Growth in Business 
Tuesday, January 11, 1:30 – 2:30 PM (Eastern)

How often are we fascinated by “hare” companies, in awe of a fast-growth start-up company that becomes a “cool” household name? We’re eager to replicate, focus on, and learn from these companies. Some make it (Amazon), but many don’t (Theranos). What about paying attention and studying the companies who have taken the “tortoise” approach?

The Traffic Group, led by its founder Wes Guckert, has taken the slow and steady growth route over their 35-plus years in business. They attribute much of their long-term business success on their corporate culture, an integral part of their company The firm exists to enhance the quality of life for their clients, as well as to their team members. 

In this session, Guckert will share how culture has played a large role in the firm’s steady, stable growth and how taking the long view has helped the firm weather the inevitable storms.

Key takeaways from the session include:

• Know what you don’t know (and be OK with it)
• How to understand that making as much money as possible should not be a strategy
• Slow growth can be better than fast growth
• Company culture = the key to growth
• How your strategic plan, Business Development, and culture all need to tie together

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The Difference Makers of Superior Proposals
Wednesday, January 12, 1:30 – 2:30 PM (Eastern)

Jim Rogers, co-creator at Seller-Doer Academy, will highlight the key difference-makers that will help your proposal stand out from the competition and, all things being equal, will help you win more work.

You will learn how to:

• Structure your proposals using a failproof sequence that will make them more persuasive.
• Understand how decision-makers really make decisions.
• Connect to decision-maker values and how to craft a compelling “value proposition” that sets you apart from your competitors.
• Eliminate verbal clutter that obscures your best ideas.

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Growth Priorities in the New Social and Economic Norm 
Thursday, January 13, 1:30 – 2:30 PM Eastern

The world is permanently altered. The workplace has changed as society has experienced a new way of living. Firms that recognize which changes are permanent and effectively respond to their clients’ and employees’ new outlook will advance at an accelerated pace.

Doug Reed, author of Lead a Movement: An Insider’s Guide to Powerful Strategy Execution, will share the priorities, leadership skills, and employee engagement techniques needed to lead a movement where all employees connect their own goals to the firm’s such that barriers are overcome, and growth remains true.

Presentation takeaways include:

• Learn the new perspectives on work-life balance and how they play in the business world
• Explore how to lead change with so many clients and employees working remote or at least a hybrid
• Identify the top initiatives that have proven effective following a recession to leverage emerging opportunities
• Examine the elements of leading a movement across the entire company to manage risks, enhance the customer experience, and grow the capability of your leadership team

Click here to register.

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