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PMs and CMs, You Are Our Quarterbacks With November 1st heralding International Project Management Day, I’d like to take this opportunity to honor not just Project Managers, but Construction Managers as well. About 20 years ago I was a Design Engineer not yet in my 30s. I’ve always had a thirst for self-challenge and achievement, […]

Inspiring Your Team to Lead, Grow, and Achieve “Rules that tell us what NOT to do hold people back. Instead, the rules should help us progress.” -Simon Sinek Ditch the Outdated Approach As an officer heading up your team, you’ve likely encountered the old-fashioned, over-used, underwhelming, same-old expression for company morale: “We want our employees to […]

Equip yourself with the great and powerful weapon of knowledge. Architecture is more than just the finished product. It is about learning, expanding knowledge, and gaining experience. As architects, every day we are presented with new and challenging problems. It is our responsibility to solve these challenges in order to allow our clients to have […]

An Unexpected Synergy This week is National Engineers Week. To some, the event may be jokingly synonymous with a gathering of anti-social dorks bearing crooked eyeglasses reminiscent of Revenge of the Nerds. The truth is, we engineers are a pretty cool bunch. Not only are we wildly enthusiastic about what we do, but we share […]