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President and CEO of Integrated CM Solutions (San Antonio, TX), a program/construction management firm that’s had more than $800 million worth of projects since 2015.

Baby boomers and millennials may use different leadership styles and cope differently in business and in life, but the interaction of both can deliver some key benefits.

Connect with your people and bolster your business so you come out of this pandemic stronger on the other side.

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

In these uncharted times, we run the risk of only thinking about the immediate and not about where we are going to be three months, six months, or a year from now.

“Getting on the phone and staying on the phone for a few days every week for the next couple months will be good for you.”

“It will take everything we have as leaders to get our firms and ourselves through this.”

“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.”

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

“If you have lofty ambitions for the growth of your firm, but aren’t exactly sure of what you need to do to accomplish it, here is my best advice.”

“There’s no magic in these six steps. But there will be ‘magic’ in your results if you can consistently apply them!”

Learn the basics of leadership so you can decide if you’re up to the task. If you are, assess your skills and improve where you can.