by Suzanne King | Aug 5, 2026 | Business Planning, Planning Season
A practical guide to seven strategic planning models — and how to know which one fits where your firm is right now. Every few years, a planning framework catches fire in the AEC industry. Firms adopt it because a peer firm swears by it, or because someone came back...
by Suzanne King | Jun 22, 2026 | Business Planning, Planning Season
Before the off-site, the goals, and the spreadsheets…Here is what to gather first September feels like the planning month. October is when the off-sites happen, and the goals get set. November is when the documents get finalized. But the firms that show up to...
by Suzanne King | Jan 30, 2026 | Business Planning, Market Research, Planning Season, Strategic Growth, Vision and Strategy
January has a funny way of sobering us up. In the fall, you planned. You workshopped. You debated priorities. You built the business plan, nodded confidently, and kicked things off on January 1 with fresh notebooks and big energy. And now it is late January. The...
by Suzanne King | Sep 17, 2025 | Business Planning, Planning Season, Strategic Growth
Growth in the A/E/C industry is not for the faint of heart. Markets shift, clients evolve, and even the most seasoned leaders can feel caught between chasing opportunities and sticking to what’s safe. The truth is, growth can feel messy, especially when it’s reactive...
by Sarah | Sep 2, 2025 | Brand and Messaging, Planning Season, Strategic Growth, Vision and Strategy
Navigating market shifts in AEC has never been more critical. Some shifts come quietly, others make a lot of noise, but all of them create ripples that affect how firms do business. The key is not to avoid shifts, it’s to understand where they hit your business and...
by Suzanne King | Aug 25, 2025 | Market Research, Planning Season
Market research can feel like a big, abstract concept, but at the end of the day, it’s about knowing where to look for the right insights. Over the years, I’ve built a go-to list of resources that I check regularly to understand market shifts, track competitor trends,...
