One of the most frequent challenges I hear from Proposal Pros is that their proposal management plans, and proposal production schedules are often ignored by their internal teams. This week’s episode addresses how to reshape your thinking and approach to help you get the buy-in you need for your proposals.
Going from Individual Contributor to People Manager
Making the shift from an individual contributor to people manager can be challenging. This week’s guest shares how she formed her new team, built relationships, and the metrics she uses to measure their performance.
Onboarding Process to Make New Marketing Coordinators Fall in Love [and Stay] with Your Firm
Finding AEC marketing coordinators are hard. Once you find that marketing unicorn, make sure to make a great onboarding experience to make them fall in love and stay with your firm. This podcast episode shares a process to do just that.
A Better Approach to Go/No Go Decision-Making
Deciding whether an AEC firm should pursue a project or not can turn into heated debates. In this episode, I share why I think it’s so hard for AEC Firms to make these decisions, what the REAL purpose of a go/no go decision should be and walk you through a better approach to go/no go evaluations.
Tips to Advocate for Yourself and Advance Your Career
You may feel uncomfortable talking about yourself but there is no better person to advocate for you and your skills. Maisha Hagan shares some tips on how to achieve that self-advocacy whether you are an introvert or extrovert.
Goodbye and Good Riddance to 2021
I’m saying goodbye and good riddance to 2021. Part of this is to look back one of the most challenging years of my life to reflect. And to tell you how that year has shaped me and this podcast moving into 2022.
How to Figure Out What You Want and Go For It
Are you feeling like you are ready for the next step in your marketing career? Or maybe you are ready to shift and take on a different role, but you just aren’t sure how to do that. In this episode, Erika Booker shares how to identify what you want, find a champion, and make the mentor/mentee relationship work for both of you.
How to Lead Change at your A/E/C Firm – Part 2
We are back with part two of my interview with Rana Blair. Rana has some great advice about how to act and help make changes in your AEC firm. In today’s episode, we talk about how change needs to come from within and be supported by management.
Ideas to Improve Workplace Culture + Giveaway!
The new year often brings new health and fitness goals. What about our wellness at work? Do we need to set aside goals to improve our workplace wellness? Hilary Pritchett shares what exactly this means and some ideas to improve our workplace. Also, there’s a fun contest!
How to Lead Change at Your A/E/C Firm – Part 1
Change is hard. And, it feels even harder to make change happen at A/E/C firms. My colleague, Rana Blair, helps firms with navigating big changes every day. In this first part, she tells us why it’s so hard and how to lead our teams through the different stages of change.