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The Key to Showing Value to New A/E/C Hires So They'll Stay

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Today's emerging talent wants more than a welcome packet and an awkward free lunch.

This generation wants others to see, hear, and value them.

They want coaching and wisdom; not onboarding jargon.

🔷Humans have an innate desire to feel included.

To be part of a group or community.

And above all, younger generations want training because they want to grow.

When communication is one-way (or nonexistent), newcomers to A/E/C quietly disengage.

You miss the opportunity to transfer knowledge. 🚩

New employees find the door and leave, depleting your training investment, team stability, and project momentum.

And every time new hires walk out the door, your firm suffers from:

👉Lost productivity

👉Delayed schedules

👉Missed pursuits

Multiply that by a few exits each year, and the revenue impact is real.💰

Ongoing, impactful training with today's communication skills is not a perk.

It has nothing to do with a freebie pizza lunch.

🧨It's about having a retention strategy with bottom-line results.

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Clean Data in A/E/C Means Getting Rid of Silos

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Risk mitigation and workplace silos go hand-in-hand.

3 Ways to Differentiate Your A/E/C Firm

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

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

🏗️Are you working on the right problem?🏗️

I ask myself this question more than once a day.

And often, the answer is a resounding NO!

🎯A '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???😎

If you want continuous business improvement, this is it.

Solving a Common Communications Conundrum

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