Engineering Influence from ACEC

Florence Sterlin on Engaging with Your Remotely Working Team Members

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of strain on firms and their employees. With everyone working remotely, the ties that bind the firm together can start to fray. Firms have found many ways to deal with this challenge, and Florence Sterlin, president of D.B. Sterlin Consultants in Chicago has come on the podcast to talk about the changes her firm undertook, how they worked, and what's she's learned looking to the future.

Dodge Data CEO Dan McCarthy Discusses How Engineering Firms Can Use Market Data

In today’s digital world, data is everywhere. Many engineering firms utilize data in their business planning, but knowing what data is available, what is useful, and where to find it can be a challenge.
To help firms figure this out, we’re talking today with Dan McCarthy, CEO of Dodge Data & Analytics, the largest provider of commercial construction data and information in the United States.
Click here for more information about Dodge Data & Analytics.

Government Affairs Podcast for April 16, 2021

Matt Reiffer joined the podcast to discuss action on VMT, NEPA and a Senate water bill.  Plus, we announce that Secretary Buttigieg will appear at the upcoming 2021 Virtual Annual Convention and Legislative Summit.  Register for that event today! 

Meridian Associates' Doug Reed on Powerful Strategy Execution

Meridian Associate's CEO, Doug Reed, joined the podcast to share his experiences managing a firm through the coronavirus shutdown and provide insights into what it takes to make strategic implementation successful.
Doug is the author of Lead a Movement: An Insider’s Guide to Powerful Strategy Execution. In this book, Doug observes that the most common unresolved business failure is a good strategy that has never been properly executed. Doug describes how strategy execution can produce growth with certainty, not chance. 

Hinge Marketing's Karl Feldman Highlights the Key Characteristics of High-Growth Firms

Growth is something that most consulting firms look to achieve and some do it better than others. To find out why, Hinge Marketing prepares its annual High Growth Study, which looks at both the broader strategies and the narrower tactics that differentiate high-growth firms. This year's study includes nearly 1,300 firms, of which about 360 are engineering firms. 
To talk with us about the study is Karl Feldman, a partner at Hinge Marketing.
Click here to read a blog post on the key A/E/C results of the 2021 High Growth Study.

Government Affairs Update for April 9, 2021

On today's update we preview the upcoming 2021 ACEC Virtual Annual Convention and Legislative Summit.

Infrastructure's Impact on Economic Development: A Closer Look at the ACEC Research Institute Studies

The podcast welcomed ACEC Board Chair Charlie Gozdziewski and Gayle Packer, president and CEO of Terracon Consultants onto the show to discuss the ACEC Research Institute's recent economic studies and the real world effects of infrastructure investment.  

Government Affairs Update for April 2, 2021

On today's Government Affairs Update, Matt Reiffer discusses the newly announced American Jobs Plan, President Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure bill.