by Suzanne King | Apr 27, 2026 | Business Planning, Fall Planning, 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 | Jan 30, 2026 | Business Planning, Client Experience, 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 | 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 | Oct 3, 2025 | AI, Client Experience, Market Research, Strategic Growth, Strategy Officer
Ida Cheinman of Substance151 kicked off a LeadForward session with a powerful conversation about employee advocacy, technology, and culture in AEC firms. She opened with a simple but important question: How do we truly know when employees are proud of their workplace?...
by Sarah | Sep 2, 2025 | Business Planning, Fall Planning, 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...
