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“Sometimes I think it is good to reflect back on all the lessons I have learned over the years. Here are a few that stand out to me.”

Many owners fail to understand how much value they can create in their companies if they make the right decisions.

Firms seem to be doing better than most anyone would have predicted when everything had to shut down in March. Why is that?

With new cases of COVID-19 on the rise, now is not the time for complacency. Instead, it is a time for self-reflection and new action.

Ownership transition can be an eight to 10 year process, so start early, educate yourself, define your goals, and keep an open dialogue with your employees.

Are you doing what you really should be for your business right now? Or are you just floating along on a sea of uncertainty, afraid to move or you’ll turn over your raft?

Co-founder and principal at CWE (Fullerton, CA), a  civil engineering, water resources, and environmental engineering firm whose experts pledge to create a better tomorrow, today.

Discarding an entire year’s worth of results may be an even greater barrier to future success than our current circumstances.

None of these is a panacea. All of these things do, however, have the potential to bring you new clients, opportunities, and projects.

Co-founder and managing partner of Shear Structural (Chamblee, GA), a 100 percent women-owned and women-managed structural engineering firm.

Burnout prevention is the key to healthy, growing, and resilient organizations, especially now.

President and CEO of Westwood (Minneapolis, MN), a firm that’s been focused on enhancing communities with smart engineering for almost 50 years.