1. recruitment and retention
Streamlining your hiring process
What better time to evaluate your firm's hiring process than right now? Whether you're the human resources director of a 300-person multi-discipline firm or the president of a 15-person firm who wears many hats, establishing a consistent hiring process helps ensure that your firm will be able to make those critical hires in a timely manner. Learn more...

2. AEC trends
Coping with a recession
After several years of speedy growth, the construction industry has downshifted over the past year. Contractors who started their businesses in recent years may be unprepared for the downturn. Others who have been in business longer probably remember the last major recession in the early 1990s, but may still be caught off-guard by a sudden drop in business. Learn more...

4. upcoming events
The Next Level
An all new seminar run by A/E industry guru Mark Zweig, aimed at progressive A/E firm leaders who want to keep their success alive and who will not succumb to defeat in a weakened economy. This workshop covers not only the philosophy and strategies necessary to have sustainable high performance, but also provides attendees with specific tools and techniques needed to make these concepts real in their own firms. Learn more...