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.

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

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

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

Take a look.

Have you ever felt your voice didn't matter in a room full of experts? 

Younger architects and engineers often feel they must have all the answers in presentations and meetings. 

Not true.

The need for perfection is exhausting and expensive when you lose bids to more confident competitors. 

• It's comforting to know that no one knows everything. 

• And that's more than OK; it's liberating. 

• Project managers, superintendents, and others can overcome limiting beliefs with new communication and mindset processes. 

An architect in this month's Top Tier Communicator Training said: 

"I keep falling into a trap, feeling I'm not good enough, and I didn't even know it. Now it's clear, and I have all the puzzle pieces to improve."

Admitting when you don't know something can be empowering. 

Your firm will earn respect and trust when staff says with humility and honesty:

"I don't know, and I'll find out within the...

Imagine a world where shortlisted interviews didn't open with rah-rah team slides and your firm's values.

It does exist, my friends.

Here's how leading-edge marketers land new clients:

They embrace curiosity and resist complacency.

The foundation of business development is hunger.

It's knowing how to whet a prospect's appetite and skillfully keep their attention.

*Is your team dropping seeds that pique interest and spark creative conversations?

*Your dream clients are starving for fresh approaches and delicious interactions.

Profitable firms with empowering staff sprinkle curiosity into everything they do.

Forget complacency and develop this one communication skill that grows people and profits.

Let's do it!

Who cares?

That's the question you must ask yourself when preparing RFPs and A/E/C presentations.

The only way to develop trust and get buy-in from decision-makers is to be relevant.

To them!

I share my tried and true method in the 90-second clip above.

If you like this clip and want the skillset that brings buy-in and winning pursuits, check out our new online training, Top Tier Communicator. In just 3 days, you or the team you manage will have today's communication and confidence for an outstanding 2025! We start Nov. 12th!