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Effective Communication is Within Reach

It's empowering when you speak or prepare successful RFPs, and you know you nailed the message.ā¬…ļø

šŸ§ØA/E/C pros feel confident and self-assured with effective communication.

It may not be your strength right now.

The good news is that you can learn interpersonal and collaborative communication techniques.

It's just part of what we teach in our Top Tier Communicator Training.

There's a sense of urgency around effective communication because firms are losing millions to competitors every day.

Top Tier Communicator gives teams the confidence and repeatable skills to win more bids and build deeper relationships.

Scroll through the testimonials and details and save your seats for the April, May, or June courses.Ā 

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The Key Way to Managing Heavy A/E/C Workloads

Here's the dealio about productivity and meeting tight deadlines on multiple projects.

šŸ—ļøAre you working on the right problem?šŸ—ļø

I ask myself this question more than once a day.

And often, the answer is a resounding NO!

šŸŽÆA 'NO' response allows you and your team to refocus and prioritize tasks more efficiently.

The result is fewer frustrating meetings and miscommunication.

Being attentive to your attention gets you back on track quickly.

Look, everyone is busy.

The real question is: Busy doing what???šŸ˜Ž

If you want continuous business improvement, this is it.

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The Costly Unneccesary Risk A/E/C Keeps Taking

 

Trust and nurturing relationships are mission critical in business and life.Ā 

The best wisdom and career advice I've ever heard is in this short video clip.šŸ¤©

And it applies to the A/E/C industry and your firm.

Take a look.ā¬†ļøā¬†ļøā¬†ļø

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When A/E/C Leaders Refuse to Adapt

A/E/C FACT about lost bids, productivity, trust, and talent:Ā 

Struggles with people skills will only end when industry leaders seriously commit to learning todayā€™s communication strategies.

For themselves and their teams.Ā 

šŸ”·ā€People didnā€™t understand it wasnā€™t working while it wasnā€™t working.ā€Ā 

I heard this line on Election Night TV coverage.Ā 

It hit me straight between the eyes as itā€™s spot-on for the sustainable growth CEOs are pursuing.Ā 

āž”ļøPut egos aside.Ā 

āž”ļøLevel up your own leadership and self-awareness.Ā 

āž”ļøPrioritize communication and BD training now ā€”not next quarter or next year.Ā 

ā€œPeople didnā€™t understand it wasnā€™t working while it wasnā€™t working.ā€Ā 

Let that land.Ā šŸ˜®

Then equip yourselves with the right and repeatable tools for lasting growth and transformation.šŸ’ŖšŸ’Æ

Reach out and letā€™s do it.Ā 

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The Human Factor in A/E/C Communication is Timeless

Itā€™s just a fad.Ā 

Thatā€™s what people and business analysts said 20 years ago when social media started to take off.Ā 

None of us has a crystal ball around how weā€™ll interact, connect, and communicate in the next 20 years.Ā 

Thatā€™s why itā€™s so freakinā€™ important NOT to leave behind the timeless forms of human-to-human communication:

-Being curiousĀ 


-Giving others the gift of your attentionĀ 


-Asking meaningful questions and genuinely listeningĀ 


-Using stories to connect emotionally with peopleĀ 


-Developing charisma so others feel comfortable around you

Itā€™s impossible to replace these five qualities with technology. They certainly arenā€™t fadsšŸ’Æ

It is šŸ”·absolutely possible šŸ”· to learn these skills and live a more fulfilling lifeā€”at work and home.Ā 

šŸ’„Reach out if you want to finetune your communication, leadership, and business relationships.Ā 

A/E/C teams that want to help grow firms and their careers need this now more than ever.Ā 

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Developing Employees Requires Engaging Them

Almost everyone in A/E/C is on a leadership and succession planning kick.

Employee acquisition and retention in our ongoing labor shortage poses unique challenges.

Interestingly, the challenges all circle back to communication.

YOUR communication.

šŸ‘‰We're often quick to pass the buck to our post-COVID world.

šŸ‘‰Or to Gen Z and their phone addictions.

šŸ‘‰Or to TikTok influencers and goofball memes.

Look, no one is to "blame" for the industry's struggles withĀ interpersonal communication.

It's time to take ownership of our collective responsibility so we can all do better.

Like a drone, business and personal growth requires us to see the big picture.

This framework will get you started:

  • Exploring: Thousands of years ago, curious cave dwellers went on daily quests to find food. The word "quest" is the root of questions.

Are youĀ asking yourself the right questionsĀ to uncover the root of what your teamĀ reallyĀ needs?Ā 

Are conversations and meetings nourishing and feeding them?Ā 

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