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  • Motivation Monday

    by The Zweig Letter April 20, 2020
    April 20, 2020

    “Satisfaction with the status quo leads to complacency. Complacency is the enemy of motivation.”

  • The road ahead

    by The Zweig Letter April 6, 2020
    April 6, 2020

    “The new reality of living with the coronavirus is just getting started.”

  • We are all in the consulting business!

    by The Zweig Letter March 16, 2020
    March 16, 2020

    “To maximize your chances for success, remember you are in the consulting business. Keep these points in mind as you guide the growth and development of your business.”

  • Bootstrapping to fund growth

    by The Zweig Letter March 9, 2020
    March 9, 2020

    “[These tactics] can help you keep control of your business while creating a culture that leads to continued growth and success.”

  • Question those financials

    by The Zweig Letter March 2, 2020
    March 2, 2020

    “There are many ways to ‘cook the books’ so they show certain results. Here are some typical problems that we see showing up in the financial statements of A/E firms.”

  • Getting everyone fired up

    by The Zweig Letter February 24, 2020
    February 24, 2020

    “You would be surprised how quickly your employees get in the bandwagon when they can be part of the solution.”

  • Miscellaneous ramblings

    by The Zweig Letter January 27, 2020
    January 27, 2020

    “Don’t guard the financial information. Don’t have secrets or hidden agendas. When you screw up, admit it and apologize.”

  • The undervalued HR function

    by The Zweig Letter January 20, 2020
    January 20, 2020

    “Top management is largely responsible for HR’s ineffectiveness on many levels in the typical A/E firm.”

  • Focus on recruiting in 2020

    by The Zweig Letter January 13, 2020
    January 13, 2020

    “For those of you running A/E firms – if I were you, I’d focus on recruiting in 2020.”

  • Getting more done

    by The Zweig Letter January 6, 2020
    January 6, 2020

    “So many [A/E firm leaders] feel they are being pulled in so many directions that oftentimes, at the end of a day or week, it is hard to see what was accomplished.”

  • Undeniable truths

    by The Zweig Letter December 30, 2019
    December 30, 2019

    “There is no question that after working as long as I have in the A/E industry with so many firms throughout the land, certain common undeniable truths present themselves.”

  • Firms you should buy

    by The Zweig Letter December 16, 2019
    December 16, 2019

    “I find that using some of these other ‘screens’ can actually lead to greater success in buying.”

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The Zweig Letter is a truly unique management newsletter. Each week, The Zweig Letter keeps A/E and environmental services firm leaders informed, inspired, entertained, and challenged. Every 12-page issue of The Zweig Letter leads off with a hard-hitting editorial from management guru, Mark Zweig. Mark is radical, sensible, and thought-provoking with a dose of humor, to boot. A/E and environmental services firms are not like other businesses, so The Zweig Letter only reports on management ideas that are proven to work in firms like yours.

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