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Getting (Out) While the Getting’s Good: Valuation and Ownership Transition in Good Times

When considering ownership transition, understanding the market in the context of your firm’s specific situation is crucial to helping you decide on the best path forward, whether that’s an internal…

The Do’s and Don’ts of Contracting for Professional Services

Contract negotiation continues to be the bane of the engineer’s existence. Often, the goals of owner-prepared contracts miss the mark, leading to scope creep and requests for additional services. Join…

Avoiding the Glaze and the Yawns – Proposals and Presentations that Close the Deal

You hear it all the time. You need to make your proposal more interesting. Your presentation needs to stand out from the competition. A cookie-cutter pitch will only make the…

The Do’s and Don’ts of Landing Your Next Strategic Hire

In the A/E/C industry’s battle for key talent, landing executives, practice builders, and other strategic hires has become more challenging than ever. Attracting the talent your firm needs to grow…

The Simplest Ways to Make the Best of Proposal Writing

Many people find proposal writing difficult, tiresome, frustrating, or even annoying. But it doesn’t have to be that way.  Join Matt Handal to learn the tricks, formulas, and tactics that…

Brand-Based Culture: Your Real Competitive Advantage

Culture has gotten a lot of play lately – and deservingly so, as we all are beginning to recognize its vital role in any transformative change within organizations.  The benefits…

Unlock the Secrets to Your Client’s Brain: Winning the Shortlist

Get Your Firm “Sale Ready,” Even if it’s NOT for Sale

You’ve decided to sell your house. You fix that broken screen door, prune the hedges, and cut the lawn. You want to show your house in the best possible light…

Turning Around an Under-Performing Team

Are you frustrated because not every team in your firm is hitting their goals or performing at their highest level? Unfortunately, we may have groups that struggle to be profitable,…

Contracting for Professional Services Part 3: Problematic Words, Phrases, Clauses

Professional services contracts come with their own unique challenges and strategies. Which is why we’re presenting a special three-part series specifically focused on the bottom-line of engineering professional services contracts. …