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  • Things I’ve learned about buying A/E firms

    by The Zweig Letter February 21, 2021
    February 21, 2021

    By Mark Zweig | If you’re trying to buy or thinking about buying another company in this business, here are a few things that may be helpful to you.

  • Navigating operations during global crisis

    by The Zweig Letter February 21, 2021
    February 21, 2021

    By Patrick Schultz | Achieve resilient, sustainable operations while navigating an unprecedented global pandemic and addressing complex disruptions.

  • 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.

  • Unanswered questions

    by The Zweig Letter January 24, 2021
    January 24, 2021

    By Christina Zweig Niehues | While we’re entering 2021 with a renewed sense of purpose and greater clarity, there are still a lot of unanswered questions.

  • Homesick

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

    By Chad Coldiron | With remote work burnout setting in for many, here are some ideas to take care of your people now and for the foreseeable future.

  • Guide and lead: Rayburn ‘Jake’ Donaldson

    by The Zweig Letter October 11, 2020
    October 11, 2020

    Managing partner at Method Architecture (Houston, TX), a firm that practices ego-free architecture, creatively solves problems, and provides unparalleled customer service.

  • Forgotten fundamentals of the A/E business

    by The Zweig Letter September 27, 2020
    September 27, 2020

    By Mark Zweig | “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.”

  • A/E firms are doing surprisingly well

    by The Zweig Letter August 17, 2020
    August 17, 2020

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

  • 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.

  • Reimagine, renew, retool

    by The Zweig Letter July 20, 2020
    July 20, 2020

    By Mark Zweig | 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.

  • Turning overhead into revenue

    by The Zweig Letter July 20, 2020
    July 20, 2020

    Marketing has a role in building brands, developing strategies, winning work, and more – and the firms that invest heavily in marketing reap the rewards.

  • Don’t forget the forest for the trees

    by The Zweig Letter April 13, 2020
    April 13, 2020

    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.

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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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