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  • Put that ego aside

    by The Zweig Letter February 14, 2021
    February 14, 2021

    By Mark Zweig | This is essential if you want to build a good firm of competent people who can keep the business going whether you’re there or not.

  • Just when you figure things out, game over!

    by The Zweig Letter January 31, 2021
    January 31, 2021

    By Mark Zweig | Look in the mirror and ask yourself if you are still doing what you want to do every day. Maybe now is the time to get really serious about your transition.

  • Making leadership transition real

    by The Zweig Letter November 1, 2020
    November 1, 2020

    By Mark Zweig | These are some of the common elements that are often present in the most successful leadership transitions.

  • Design a successful design business

    by The Zweig Letter August 10, 2020
    August 10, 2020

    By Mark Zweig | What your firm becomes should be the result of a plan, of deliberate efforts. You can and should “design” your design firm.

  • How you may be demotivating people

    by The Zweig Letter August 3, 2020
    August 3, 2020

    By Mark Zweig | When people are demotivated they become negative and cynical, and can pollute the attitudes of their co-workers. And if they’re really demotivated, they may quit.

  • Character: Randy Wilburn

    by The Zweig Letter July 14, 2020
    July 14, 2020

    As an accomplished speaker, consultant, trainer, and business coach, Wilburn helps professionals become better leaders, better communicators, and better people.

  • Leadership essentials

    by The Zweig Letter February 3, 2020
    February 3, 2020

    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.

  • My take on leadership

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

    Exercise these 12 roles with care and you will be surprised by how many admire and understand why your firm has grown so successfully.

  • How not to suck as a leader

    by The Zweig Letter December 17, 2018
    December 17, 2018
    Ditch the ego, the fancy title, and the unnecessary rules. Instead, be the spark that inspires your team members to follow their passions. If you are a manager, you have…
  • Making an effective transition

    by The Zweig Letter December 10, 2018
    December 10, 2018
    “So many firms in the AEC business are making transitions right now. Aging boomers in their 60s and 70s are selling down, and their chosen successors are taking the reins.”…
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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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