by Suzanne King | Sep 19, 2026 | Business Planning, Market Research, Planning Season
The questions AEC firm leaders ask most before their annual planning cycle — answered directly. Every planning season, I have the same conversations with AEC firm leaders. Not because the same problems keep coming up, though some do, but because planning season...
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 | Apr 27, 2026 | Business Planning, Market Research, Strategic Growth
A lot has changed since October. Here’s how to tell if your AEC Growth Plan is still pointing at the right target —and what to do when it isn’t. April is the moment of truth for most AEC growth plans. Q1 is behind you, Q2 is just getting started, and somewhere between...
by Suzanne King | Dec 1, 2025 | AI, Brand and Messaging, Client Experience
If there’s a theme emerging from our LeadForward session with Ida Cheinman of Substance151, it’s that technology isn’t slowing down to let anyone catch up. The first blog in this series explored how tools like Amplify and Qualtrics can support employee advocacy — but...
by Suzanne King | Jul 16, 2025 | Business Planning, Strategic Growth, Vision and Strategy
At The Flamingo Project, we’ve seen this moment happen over and over: a firm sets a bold vision, full of clarity and inspiration, and then stalls when it’s time to bring it to life. The culprit? It’s not the market. It’s not your team. It’s usually the missing link...
