Community Service
Fresh Air Design
Last weekend, I saw a 60 Minutes segment featuring MASS Design Group, a non-profit architecture firm with a focus on communities and wholistic design, who gained international notoriety for their…
Customer Relationships
Together, We Got It Done
We are in the “final approach” stage of a year-long project that’s set to open before Thanksgiving. It’s fairly substantial, high-profile and covers about 20 acres. As we all know,…
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A Century-Old Structure, Back to Life
Maintaining the historical integrity of a building will mean extra work, but the results are invaluable. We’ve recently started a new one, The Hardwick, a century old building with deep roots…
Leadership
When Right is Wrong
Do you remember that old expression, “The customer is always right?” Sometimes, it’s a hard pill to swallow. In any business, there will be times when you know you are…
Leadership
Create Your Own Ruler
It’s human nature to want to compare ourselves to others. That goes for just about anything, from business to sports, personal accomplishments and even our own happiness. The reality is,…
Leadership
The Case for Conflict
We don’t always find the answer or make the right decision inside the “yes” bubble. Let me explain. We’ve all been at a meeting where everyone around the table is…
Tips from the Field
When It Comes to Civil, Never Make Assumptions
One of my favorite things about the way our company operates is that we have a healthy mix of one-of-a-kind builds vs repeat relationship customers who we follow across the…
Leadership
Rethinking Urban Parking
The first time I wrote a post about archaic parking regulations was ten years ago, and I revisited the topic in 2016. Time has passed, and things have gotten a…
Leadership
Renewal
All of us, at one time or another, need to take some time for ourselves to reenergize and reconnect. That’s exactly what I did a couple of weeks ago at…
Leadership
Work That Matters
One of the things that I have thought about more recently is what makes someone truly happy in their work? We can talk about perks, fellow team members and benefits,…