Customer Relationships
Listen Up
Talking about yourself, or in our case, speaking up to promote your business, is easy. Stepping back and listening is much more difficult. To me, there is a delicate balance between…
Construction Trends
Tech Meets Adaptive Reuse
The “urban renewal” trend is still going strong, and showing no hints of changing anytime soon. As we build and re-develop downtowns, architectural diversity is one of the major benefits….
Read MoreThe Weekend
On the Road Again
Last Saturday, I felt like a trip to the Black Belt of our state for a couple of stops. Greensboro was first up. I had visited this small town several…
Beyond the Build
The Triple Peak Workday
I recently read an article from Microsoft tracking the productivity of knowledge workers. Traditionally, there have been two peaks where people really focus and get things done: They come around…
Leadership
A Few Days in Augusta This Week
With the exception of the last couple of years, I have visited Augusta on several spring trips. I have seen a lot in that time spent here–trials and tribulations and…
Family
One Small Step
Several years ago my daughter, Chappell, and I participated in “Our Story,” sponsored by NPR and StoryCorps. The premise is preserving oral history through storytelling. Two family members can interview…
Leadership
Manning the Battleship
For the last few years, I’ve served as one of the directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Birmingham Branch. This country is fortunate to have a strong central…
Leadership
Look for the Positive, Then Verbalize It
A long time ago, I made the decision to vocalize the good I see by giving genuine compliments as often as possible. I don’t mean, “You look nice today,” compliments….
Leadership
Practicing Resilience
I recently read an article from the Rotary magazine about resilience. This sentence from the opening paragraph stuck with me: “Each of us is genetically hardwired to recover after a…
Leadership
Time to Serve
These days, we have a solid group of both office and field management who are leading Stewart/Perry well, probably the best we have had. Because of this, I felt like…