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  • Feeling Relevant is Important

    A part of the human condition is a desire to feel needed. The reality is that in most of our interactions, we won’t be needed… but we can be relevant. And our relevancy doesn’t need to me immediate, there is a similar benefit to thinking we can be relevant in the future. When I interact…

    October 6, 2017
  • Awesome Leadership Development. Seriously.

    I was just at the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Pacific Northwest Regional Conference in Anchorage (my town). I’ve attended our local chapter events, and gone to a national SMPS event before. If you haven’t been to an SMPS event, or your peers or employees haven’t… you need to. www.smps.org As a technical professional…

    February 18, 2017
  • The Sudoku of Site Design

    A three dimensional sudoku game is a good way to visualize what we do as landscape architects in our site designs and grading plans.

    November 2, 2016
  • “Thank You” as a Part of Your Brand

    Feeling Good About Ourselves When was the last time that you received a hand-written note or card, where the sentiment was crafted by someone other than Hallmark? When was the last time that someone stopped to offer genuine thanks for something you did? We often don’t remember the power of taking a few minutes of time to…

    October 29, 2016
  • What Value Will You Leave Behind?

    The true test of how good an employee was is what value they created in your company, and successfully left behind for the company to use.

    October 17, 2016
  • Free Energy For All

    Where do you get the energy which propels you professionally?

    October 17, 2016
  • Design: What Are You Buying?

    Return on investment within design is an interesting spectrum of bare bones functions to excess.

    September 2, 2016
  • Pokemon Go for Professionals

    If you haven’t played Pokemon Go yet, you might be making a mistake. Especially if you are a design professional. Even more especially if you ever deal with the planning and design of people’s environments. When was the last time you explored where you live with a fresh set of eyes? I know I stopped exploring  where I live years ago.…

    August 21, 2016
  • The Line Cook Crux

    In your business, which staff role is the closest to the successful delivery of your product or service? Who’s your line cook?

    July 31, 2016
  • Survey Says? Fact, Value or Policy.

    Fact. Value. Policy. What is the basis for making a decision? And who needs to be responsible for it?

    July 5, 2016
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