diversity

  • Key successors: Bob Howell

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    CEO of SSOE Group (Hot Firm #44 for 2018), a global project delivery firm for architecture, engineering, and construction management based in Toledo, Ohio. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “All key…

  • The time is now

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    In our industry, diversity and inclusion are dawning, so seize the day by incorporating an open mindset throughout your firm.

  • The best ever: P. Bradford Cheney

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    President and CEO of CME (Hot Firm #36 for 2018), an engineering firm headquartered in Connecticut that refuses to be affordable and mediocre. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “If we cannot…

  • Decision-making: Joe Derhake

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    CEO and founder of Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. (Hot Firm #9 for 2018), a 700-plus person engineering and environmental due diligence consulting firm. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “There’s no…

  • Implicit bias

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    Help your organization commit to framing diversity and inclusion in a positive light. Examine your own biases and try to be accountable. When I was in middle school, I was…

  • Gabrielle Bullock: Inclusive ideal

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    Director of Global Diversity at Perkins + Will, a 2,500-person architecture firm with offices across the world. By Richard Massey Managing Editor The Bronx, New York native Gabrielle Bullock has…

  • Conference call: Lisa Kay

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    President, Alta Environmental (Best Firm #4 Environmental for 2018), a 50-person firm based in Long Beach, CA. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “It’s said that people typically don’t leave companies, they…

  • Plenty of fish in the sea

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    Diversity and inclusion are good for your bottom line. To get the right people, you have to cast your net in the right places, and jettison the bias. It’s alarming.…

  • Greater than project management

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    As an industry, we generally leave a lot of money on the table and drive up costs with our lack of effectiveness in management and training. When we think of…

  • Conference call: Jill Wells Heath

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    President and CEO of CALYX Engineers + Consultants (Hot Firm #26 for 2018), a 224-person firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent As president and CEO of…

  • Diversify, soon

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    We need a comprehensive approach to encourage heterogeneity in our firms. It starts, but certainly does not end, with simple awareness. Zweig Group’s new mission to Elevate the Industry was…

  • Conference call: Kouhaila (Ki) Hammer

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    President and CEO of Ghafari (Hot Firm #54 for 2017), a 550-person multi-discipline firm based in Dearborn, Michigan. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “I would describe myself as a people person…
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