You've seen the gazillion end-of-year lists. #ugh

From popular baby names to celebrity divorces, the media covers it all. 

Have you made your Top 10 List of Achievements in 2023?⏲️

I've been doing this for 20+ years, and I love it!

👉Give yourself permission to celebrate and honor your hard work. 👈

Maybe you helped win a huge bid. Are you working with a mentor or coach? Maybe you earned your PE credential or spoke at a presentation (without feeling totally stressed.) 

Too often, we downplay our efforts and results.

Maybe you're like me and forget what happened in March!😮

So, in late December, I compile my Top 10 list. 🍷

I do one for work and one for my personal life. 

My professional list includes:

 ♦️Delivering the opening keynote at a global A/E/C conference.

 ♦️Rebranding the company website.

 ♦️Helping countless A/E/C folks improve their communication with coaching and training.

Personal highlights include:

 😂Seeing our daughter get married.

 😂Finding our home at the...

From our file marked: Watch the Gap. 

C-suite executives in A/E/C know the value of intellectual property. 

A generation of top execs worry about passing the torch when they retire. 👈

It's overwhelming to think about gathering data on culture, history, finances, values, and projects. 

All are critical to succession planning. ✅

But few, if any, talk about the colossal gap.  

Set aside data and bid packages for a sec. (Don't twitch 😎)

What will the knowledge transfer look like without dizzying pie charts and spreadsheets? 📈📊 

AEC succession planning and business communication are markedly different post-COVID.

Our next generation of leaders expects emotional connections as well as data.  

🎯Intellectual property = storytelling.🎯 And wisdom. 

If succession planning is on your mind as 2023 winds down, be sure you know how to transfer your knowledge through stories:

• Have casual conversations
• Mentor heart-to heart
• Share experiences and vulnerabilities

After all, isn't busin...