Productivity

President and CEO of CORE Consultants, Inc. (Littleton, CO), a professional services firm with a unique culture that empowers its people to thrive at home, at work, and in their community.

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.

Company culture, employee engagement, and morale are often the differentiators between common and great companies.

In recent months, long-time issues like communication have been trumped by new challenges: loneliness, problems with technology, work-life balance, and distractions.

For many A/E firms, it is going to take a lot of tough decisions, hard work, mental intensity, and help from everyone in the firm to get through this situation intact.

“Profound changes are coming to our industry. As is always the case when the external market makes huge shifts, those companies that can adapt will do well.”

What differentiates us now as leaders is our ability to roll with the punches and make sharp, sober decisions.

By putting energy into the power of habit, deep work, productivity tools, and daily scheduling, you will see immediate and lasting productivity gains.

Take time each day to do things that rest your mind and body. This will help you be more creative, more productive, and a better leader.

If you are within the leadership group of your company, there are times when you may need to purge your leadership team to move forward.

“Top management is largely responsible for HR’s ineffectiveness on many levels in the typical A/E firm.”

“So many [A/E firm leaders] feel they are being pulled in so many directions that oftentimes, at the end of a day or week, it is hard to see what was accomplished.”