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Succession and Transition: Building the Future

Succession management and ownership transfer are critical topics in today’s engineering and construction (E&C) industry....

The Continuity Mindset: Managing Succession for Lasting Organizational...

At its core, succession is a deeply...

The Growth Mindset: Developing Your Successors With Intention, Purpose...

When companies adopt growth mindsets, those organizations...

Leading Innovation: Insights From Industry Executives (Part 2)

Leaders tend to respond differently when given the opportunity...

Third-Party Sale or Internal Buyout? How to Make the Best Choice for ...

Key considerations that come into play when...

Addressing the Big Shifts of Ownership Transfer and Succession Managem...

How to effectively recognize and address the...

Navigating a Clear Path to Successful Ownership and Management Transit...

While there are no cookie-cutter solutions for...

The Battle for Control: Whose Box Will Run Your Building?

A look at the rapidly evolving landscape following the growing demand for intelligent, interconnected commercial...

Prefabrication: The Changing Face of Engineering and Construction

For decades, industry stakeholders have lamented the inefficiencies and...

Finding the Right Leader: How to Disrupt Your Leader Selection Process

How to break out of the traditional...

Cultivating the Next Generation of E&C Technical Talent

The E&C industry is undergoing a technology revolution that is impacting how firms find, train...

Leading Innovation: Insights From Industry Executives (Part 1)

FMI often hears stories about innovations and positive disruptions...

Innovation and Transformation: Paving the Way to Tomorrow

Advances in technology and innovation in the engineering and construction industry have been historically slow...

Eight Characteristics of Agile Leaders

The race to cultivate and transition leaders into executive positions is on. Is your...

How Autonomous Vehicles Will Change the Future of Road Design and Cons...

As automakers scramble to make cars that...

Looking to the Future: How E&C Firms Can Leverage Long-Term Incentive ...

An in-depth look at the value of...

Beyond the Day to Day: Strategic Thinking in the VUCA Environment

Six ways leaders in the construction and engineering field...

History Repeats Itself: A New Wave of International Interest in the U....

Mirroring the 1970s, when large international firms...

Leading in Uncertain Times: Adapt to Win

This edition of the “Quarterly” focuses on helping leaders and organizations understand what it takes...

Four Cornerstones of an Adaptive Strategy

How leading companies are using context analysis to drive their organizations forward when the foundation...

The Icarus Leader: How High Will You Fly?

As a leader, have you gone through times where successes of the past have clouded...

A Blueprint for Risk Management in Construction

Nine elements that should be included in every construction firm’s formal risk management strategy Construction...

Five Pitfalls to Avoid When Selling Your Company

How to successfully transition ownership while managing risk in the process As the famous generation...

Developing Adaptive Leasers: The APi Case Study

How one construction conglomerate is developing effective leaders across 40 different companies and 200 geographically...

Why Large Contractors Fail - A Fresh Perspective

During the past few decades, there have been dozens of large contractors that, after many...

Engineering, Construction and Risk: Improving Your Odds of Success

Engineering and construction firms are dynamic and inherently risky...

Hire or Acquire

Adding some rigor to the decision of whether to hire versus acquire employees. There...

Time to Drain the Pool

Re-inventing your bonus pool structure: a new model The economy has improved and you...

Four Fundamentals of Highly Effective Boards

When done well, the cost of assembling a peak-performing board is more than offset by...

Building a Culture of Engagement: Why it Matters

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” — Peter Drucker, Writer, Professor and Management Consultant Being able...

The Talent Challenge: Winning in the New Reality

Today’s engineering and construction (E&C) industry talent challenges are not new. However, we are at...

Debunking Millennial Myths

Rather than focusing on outdated stereotypes, construction employers should develop workplaces where top talent...

Understanding the Fundamental Risks of Mergers and Acquisitions

Every industry sector is experiencing brisk merger and acquisition...

Navigating the Winds of Social Economic Changes

Understand the changing dynamics of social economic factors like income inequality to be proactive in...

Will the Federal Reserve’s Actions Affect the E&C Industry?

An in-depth look at how the Federal Reserve could...

Public Company Underperformance — How Long Will It Last?

The Engineering and Construction (E&C) industry is certainly no stranger to volatility. It is normal...

Are you Proactively Managing Your Subcontractors to Avoid Defaults?

Incorporating the subcontractor prequalification program into project life cycles...

The Construction Industry’s Digital Revolution: Seize the Opportunit...

How to take advantage of today’s incredible...

The Role of Data in Competitive Strategy: A Case Study in Applied Data...

How one industry player leveraged data analytics...

The CEO’s Role: Part 3 – Being CEO is Not for Everyone

Effective CEO development in today’s competitive construction environment. In Part 1 of this three-part series,...

C&I: An Underpenetrated Market Transforming the Energy Efficiency Land...

Capitalizing on the energy savings potential of...

Giving Up the Wheel

Is the transportation world ready for self-driving, autonomous vehicles? The transition to fully autonomous...

Winning the War for Talent: Developing your High Potential Leaders

How to effectively develop the next generation of leaders...

Changing the Game — Winning From the Outside In

Give your customers a reason to say “yes” on more than just rock-bottom prices. There...

Spotting the Next Market Shift

Learning how to navigate the waves of the construction market. If real estate is...

Kleinfelder: Changing Direction

Not afraid to change after 50 years in business. Kleinfelder is no stranger to...

Tackling the Big Data Challenge

Any investments in data and analytics must prove valuable to both the field and...

Moving Into New Markets

Contractors should check and recheck their projections because costs — from labor to retention...

U.S. Water Infrastructure Funding Needs: Who Picks Up the Tab?

Close the funding gap with improved spending across the...

From Laggard to Leader: How the Construction Industry Can Catch Up Wit...

Now is the time to harness available...

The Energy Services Opportunity: Attracting Traditional Contracting Fi...

Demand for energy efficient buildings offers advantages...

Dividing, but Not Conquering: Ready, Fire, Aim

The industry of the future awaits the companies willing to re-evaluate their business and make...

The CEO’s Role: Part 2 —Forming a Culture for Success

The CEO’s role is to shape a company’s culture and empower the employees. Whether they...

Raising the Concrete Curtain

The world of construction in the U.S. and Russia is more alike than you’d...

America’s Energy Transformation: Petrochemical Manufacturing’s 21s...

Based on exciting trends for the petrochemical...

Building Strategies to Prevent Water Intrusion

Taking the proper time to put simple and often inexpensive water mitigation processes in place...

CEO Insights: Part 1 —Defining the Role of the CEO

It’s not just fulfilling responsibilities that makes a good CEO. Help wanted ads for CEOs...

Where to Profit From the Changing Electric Generation Market

Take the next step forward to drive capital spending...

Improving Practice Effectiveness Part 2: Taking Action

Change may be difficult, but the effort can produce amazing results. In our first article...

Big Data? Let’s Talk “Little Data” First

Embrace progressive data strategies to drive improvement to top and bottom lines. Executive Summary: This...

Take One: It’s Opening Night and Seats Are Available

The jobs are here, but the workers are not. It’s time to act. Let us...

Baby Boomers: It Is Time for a Sense of Urgency

CEOs are not easily replaceable and supply is lacking. Where does the time go? When...

Interpreting the Future: The Value of Strategic Thinking

Leaders at all levels focus more of their efforts addressing the urgent issues versus important...

Optimizing Training Dollars: The Corporate University

Invest in a talent development program to increase revenue and reduce turnover. There is little...

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