Podcasts by AEC Leadership Today Podcast

Episode 083: How to Lead and Succeed with “SFA”: Success from Anywhere from 2022-04-15T01:43:31

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast is another special solo episode walking us through how to lead and succeed with what’s being called “SFA”: success from anywhere – the idea th...

Episode 082: Connecting the Dots and Going Deeper into New Ways of Thinking and Working from 2022-03-24T18:46:27

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Patrick Sweet, President of the Engineering&Leadership Project, and prior to that a high-achieving professional, manager, and leader ...

Episode 081: Advanced Technology and Data Use Coming Soon to a Project Like Yours from 2022-03-11T12:23:01

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Shawn Mahoney, President, CEO, and visionary-in-resident at OAC Services. Shawn has a long history of innovation dating back to his d...

Episode 080: Recruiting and Retaining Women (and Talent Overall) in AEC from 2022-02-25T12:21:47

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Bryce Batts, a career coach and recruiter, focused on serving women in AEC. Our topic is recruiting and retention women, in particula...

Episode 079: Thinking and Becoming More Agile in AEC from 2022-02-10T22:44:12

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Michael Sahota, founder and CEO of SHIFT314. Our topic is work methods – specifically work methods and thinking new to us that could ...

Episode 078: Attracting, Engaging, and Retaining Gen Z Talent from 2022-01-26T14:02:10

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Hannah Grady Williams, founder of OVRTURE Consulting, author of A Leaders Guide to Unlocking Gen Z, and a Gen Z CEO advisor. Our topi...

Episode 077: Designing Your Ideal Day to End the Chaos from 2022-01-14T01:24:19

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast is a special solo episode walking us through a framework for how we can design our ideal day and begin the end the “chaos” that seems inherent...

Episode 076: Deepening and Diversifying Our Talent Recruitment and Retention Through “Returnships” from 2022-01-01T13:24:46

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Heather Calvert, Chief Operating Officer at Core Consultants. Our topic is “returnship” – a new and innovative way to expand, deepen,...

Episode 075: Key Lessons and Take-Aways from Season 2 from 2021-10-31T16:13:56

Welcome to the Season 2 close-out and Season 3 planning episode of the AEC Leadership Today Podcast – one where I share a number of key lessons and take-aways from Season 2, as well as our plans...

Episode 074: Breaking Down the Future of Work in Engineering&Architecture Report (Top Replay) from 2021-09-23T17:44:49

Today’s episode is a fresh take on one of this past year’s most downloaded podcast episodes: Episode 66 with Anthony Fasano, Founder of the Engineering Management Institute, and myself, breaking...

Episode 073: The Virtual Practice Model for Architects and Engineers–It’s Already Here (Top Replay) from 2021-09-17T03:22:04

Today’s episode is a fresh take on one of this past year’s most downloaded podcast episodes: Episode 30 with Peter S. Macrae, AIA, Principal, and Founder of Macrae ARCHitecture, on the virtual p...

Episode 072: A More Modern Approach to Work and Management (Top Replay) from 2021-09-03T00:33:44

Today’s episode is a fresh take one of this past year’s most downloaded podcast episodes: Episode 34 Rens Hayes, Principal and Co-Founder of H+O Structural Engineering, on a more modern approach...

Episode 071: Effective Marketing&Branding for Busy Firms and Leaders (Top Replay) from 2021-08-27T02:49:43

Today’s episode is a fresh take one of this past year’s most downloaded podcast episodes: Episode 37 with Bryon McCartney, Chief Creative Strategist at Archmark, on effective marketing&branding ...

Episode 070: Living and Working “On Purpose with Purpose” (Top Replay) from 2021-08-20T13:39:09

Today’s episode is a fresh take one of this past year’s most downloaded podcast episodes: Episode 61 with John Ramstead, executive coach, leadership expert, author, and CEO of Beyond Influence, ...

Episode 069: Inside Private Equity and M&A in AEC (Top Replay) from 2021-08-13T13:48:31

Today’s episode is a fresh take one of this past year’s most downloaded podcast episodes: Episode 60 with Todd Musterait, Chief Growth Officer with Apex Companies, on private equity and M&A – me...

Episode 068: How to Maximize The Value of Your Firm (Top Replay) from 2021-08-06T12:01:15

Today’s episode is a fresh take one of this past year’s most downloaded podcast episodes: Episode 29 with Tracey Eaves, a professional valuation consultant with Zweig Group, on how we can maximi...

Episode 067: Growing Culture and Success at Scale (Top Replay) from 2021-07-30T12:15:40

Today’s episode is a fresh take on this past year’s most downloaded podcast episode: Episode 36 with Barry Barber, Executive Vice President and Chairman of the Board of Kimley Horn, on growing c...

Episode 066: Breaking Down the Future of Work in Engineering&Architecture Report from 2021-06-12T12:17:26

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast is a joint episode in partnership with Anthony Fasano and the Civil Engineering podcast. Anthony and I have collaborated on a recently release...

Episode 065: How to Succeed “as” and “with” Independent Professional Freelancers in AEC from 2021-05-21T01:20:25

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Austin Church, an independent professional freelance business coach, entrepreneur, brand expert, and the founder of Balernum. There a...

Episode 064: The Future of Work Life from 2021-05-07T10:43:58

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Ollie Henderson. Ollie is a work life designer and CEO – and someone who has spent more than a year now living, writing, researching,...

Episode 063: Mitigating Increasing Cyber Risks and Real Ransom Demands in AEC from 2021-04-16T11:29:56

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features a first: two guests – Dale Crow and Rob Rosenzweig, both Senior Vice Presidents at Risk Strategies. Dale’s a professional liability a...

Episode 062: Understanding and Excelling with ESOPs in AEC from 2021-04-01T10:57:02

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Alex Moss, Founder and President of Praxis Consulting Group. Alex is an expert in ESOPs—Employee Stock Ownership Plans—and we go deep...

Episode 061: Living and Working“On Purpose with Purpose” from 2021-03-18T23:02:45

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features John Ramstead, executive coach leadership expert, author, and CEO of Beyond Influence. Our focus is on purpose – how to find or redis...

Episode 060: Inside Private Equity and M&A in AEC from 2021-02-19T11:56:48

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Todd Musterait, Chief Growth Officer at Apex Companies. Todd knows our industry, growth, and mergers&acquisitions (M&A) – both public...

Episode 059: Closing Your Current and Next-Gen Leadership Gaps from 2021-02-05T11:50:16

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Pamela Scott, Founder and Executive Coach at Mentor Loft. There’s no easy “hack” or downloadable app to get us to be our individual a...

Episode 058: Your Massive Action and Final Thoughts from 2020-12-23T04:00:43

Today’s episode focuses on massive action we can take to be both “radically generous and thoughtfully aggressive” in terms of serving those we’re called to serve and doing so in a way that also ...

Episode 057: Leveraging Your S.T.A.G.E. for Greater Impact from 2020-12-22T20:11

Today’s episode focuses on how we can leverage our “S.T.A.G.E.” – our skills, talents, assets, gifts, and experiences – for greater success personally, professionally, and organizationally as pa...

Episode 056: Onboarding and M&A: More Connected Than We Think from 2020-12-22T01:55:50

Today’s episode focuses on how better onboarding can help us achieve greater success one great new hire or team member at-a-time, and when it comes to realizing greater success and a return on i...

Episode 055: Engage and Don’t Limit Yourself to Great Experiences from 2020-12-20T04:00:34

Today’s episode focuses on why we need to officially move beyond the idea employee satisfaction and happiness and design transformative employee experiences in order to achieve true employee eng...

Episode 054: Do More with EDI from 2020-12-19T04:00:15

Today’s episode focuses on why we need reprioritize and make greater progress on equity, diversity, and inclusion in order to better attract, engage, retain, and get the best out of our people a...

Episode 053: Ideal Learning and Development Strategies from 2020-12-18T04:00:09

Today’s episode focuses on how learning and development can be more strategically designed and executed to improve community, connection, and collaboration within, throughout, and even beyond ou...

Episode 052: Productization and Flexible Business Models from 2020-12-17T04:00:27

Today’s episode focuses on how our ability to create novel tools and evolve our business models can help to accelerate our growth, prosperity, and marketplace differentiation.

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Episode 051: Growth and Scale are Very Different – Here’s What We Need from 2020-12-16T04:00:25

Today’s episode focuses on how we can leverage value to increase profits and avoid many all-too-common operational frustrations and business growth limitations.

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Episode 050: Get on the Offense: Design Better Processes and Systems from 2020-12-15T04:00:33

Today’s episode focuses on the many ways improving our processes and systems can immediately improve our success today while positioning us for even greater success moving forward.

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Episode 049: Prevent Burnout and Do Great Things from 2020-12-13T04:00:48

Today’s episode focuses on what we need to know about preventing and reversing burnout and achieving long-term growth and success as a result.

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Episode 048: Your Managers are Your Biggest ROI from 2020-12-12T04:00:33

Today’s episode focuses on the pivotal role of managers and what we can do now to increase engagement and dramatically improve proficiency and results.

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Episode 047: Culture in a Blended and Place-Less Workplace from 2020-12-11T04:00:21

Today’s episode focuses on how we can establish and maintain a successful culture in a blended and place-less workplace.

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Episode 046: Seasons and The New Definition of Winning from 2020-12-10T11:00:04

Today’s episode focuses on how we can better engage our employees and align their goals, interests, and passions with those of our organization in order to improve our likelihood of success.

Episode 045: Deliver Empathy or Lose Loyalty from 2020-12-09T04:00:23

Today’s episode focuses on what we should be doing now to engage and retain our greatest assets and build a stronger foundation for new era.

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Episode 044: Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First from 2020-12-08T04:00:56

Today’s episode focuses on what leaders and leadership teams need to do in order to stay ahead and stay fresh.

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Episode 043: Long-Term Growth and Value – What We Need to Remember from 2020-12-07T04:00:50

Today’s episode focuses on what we need to know and remember about long-term growth and value – something so many of us want to achieve.

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Episode 042: Next-Level Leaders Resolve Disconnects from 2020-12-06T04:00:31

Today’s episode focuses on what leaders and leadership teams need to recognize and work through in order to operate at the highest levels.

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Episode 041: Much Better Marketing&Branding Required from 2020-12-05T11:58:40

Today’s episode focuses on how the role of marketing and branding has grown during COVID-19 and how it’s only going to continue to grow in importance as we move deeper into the digital age.

Episode 040: Why Your Mission, Vision, and Values Matter (Part 2) from 2020-12-04T04:00:11

Today’s episode continues our discussion on mission, vision, and values with a focus on values.

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Episode 039: Why Your Mission, Vision, and Values Matter (Part 1) from 2020-12-03T04:00:35

Today’s episode focuses the power of having an attractive, engaging, and inspiring mission, vision, and set of core values, and walks us through how we can begin to find or fine-tune our own mis...

Episode 038: What’s a Podstorm… and How You Benefit from 2020-12-02T04:00:16

Welcome to the first-ever AEC Industry Podstorm! – 21 straight days of podcast episodes designed to get you and your team positioned for greater success in 2021 and beyond!

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Episode 037: Effective Marketing&Branding for Busy Firms and Leaders from 2020-11-05T16:15:29

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Bryon McCartney. Bryon is the Chief Creative Strategist at Archmark and we talk about effective marketing and branding today, how it’...

Episode 036: Growing Culture and Success at Scale from 2020-10-22T00:02:14

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Barry Barber, Executive Vice President of Kimley-Horn. When it comes to growth, there are often concerns about maintaining profitabil...

Episode 035: Gender Equity in AEC: Winning the Mid-Career Moments from 2020-10-08T16:37:58

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Mia Scharphie, owner of Build Yourself Workshop, which aims to advance gender equity by helping women in AEC overcome systemic and pe...

Episode 034: A More Modern Approach to Work and Management from 2020-09-24T18:55:57

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Rens Hayes, Principal and Co-Founder of H+O Structural Engineering. Since before the founding of his firm, Rens has pushed for a more...

Episode 033: HR as a True Business Partner from 2020-09-15T13:18:56

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Liz Uzzo, Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Partner at H2M architects + engineers. Liz embodies the fact that...

Episode 032: Welcome to Season 2 of the AEC Leadership Today Podcast! from 2020-09-13T02:14:07

Welcome to Season 2 of the AEC Leadership Today Podcast, a podcast for architecture, engineering, and construction industry leaders who want to stay relevant and effective and help their firms g...

Episode 031: Advancing AEC Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in 2020 from 2020-07-16T11:45:50

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features our first return guest, Rico Quirindongo, a principal architect at DLR Group. Our conversation picks up right where we left off focus...

Episode 030: The Virtual Practice Model for Architects and Engineers – It’s Already Here! from 2020-07-02T13:05:48

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Peter Macrae. Peter is the principal and founder of Macrae ARCHitecture, a digitally-based, virtual national architectural practice e...

Episode 029: How to Maximize the Value of Your Firm from 2020-06-18T13:57:59

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Tracey Eaves. Tracey is a highly experienced and insightful business valuation consultant with Zweig Group, and our focus is on the a...

Episode 028: Entrepreneurship, Niching Down, and Empowering Others… with a Purpose from 2020-06-05T12:57:31

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Brian Sullivan, principal and CEO of Sullivan Engineering based in the Northeast. Our focus is on business and people and on how to l...

Episode 027: Change Management Essentials for Normal Times and Now from 2020-05-14T11:00:35

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Tammy Jordan, founder and principal of the Leader Consulting Group. We walk through the fundamentals of change management, the risks ...

Episode 026: Starting the Conversation to Advance Mental Health and Wellness at Work from 2020-04-30T15:36:12

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Mike Glen. Mike is a former professional engineer who’s now a vice-president at the Lindner Center of HOPE. Mike is an educator and a...

Episode 025: Impactful by Design: Mission-Based Success in AEC from 2020-04-16T12:16:59

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Dr. Kit Miyamoto, global CEO of Miyamoto International and president of Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief. Our focus is on how to desig...

Episode 024: Productizing Your Services for Success in AEC from 2020-04-03T11:59:43

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Gregg Yanchenko, a practicing architect and co-founder of both HELENE·KARL Architects and the AEC Tech platform, BidDocs ONLINE. We d...

Episode 023: An Inside View of Strategic Planning and Leadership Development from 2020-03-20T12:46:28

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features John Doehring. John is the founder and managing principal of J. Doehring&Co. Our focus is on strategic planning, managing change, and...

Episode 022: The Business Case and Starting Place for Better CX from 2020-03-07T13:51:27

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Ryan Suydam. Ryan is the Chief Experience Officer and co-founder of Client Savvy. Our focus is on client experience (i.e., “CX”) and ...

Episode 021: Building a Better Future Through Modern Leadership from 2020-02-14T12:51:01

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Mitch Fortner. Mitch is the President of KSA Engineers serving Texas and the surrounding areas, and he shares how we can advance our ...

Episode 020: The Power of Behavioral Assessments for Growth and Development from 2020-01-31T03:14:10

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Reid Tolley. Reid is president of Talent Matters, LLC and a Certified Master Coach. Reid has lived and worked around the world for we...

Episode 019: How to Design an Effective Firm-Wide Training&Development Program from 2020-01-23T23:11:51

Today's episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Carol Martsolf, vice president and director of training for Urban Engineers. She has been leading the charge for Urban Engineers'trai...

Episode 018: Better Onboarding for Greater Success from 2020-01-19T18:08:14

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Kristen Gallagher. Kristen is the founder and CEO of Edify and a learning design expert. Her work with onboarding is designed to incr...

Episode 017: Building a Successful Recruiting Pipeline from 2020-01-03T14:13:47

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Lindsay Pearsall. Lindsay is the director of human resources at Aspect Consulting based in the pacific northwest. Lindsay has been on...

Episode 016: The Evolution of Employee Engagement and HR from 2019-12-13T13:01:11

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Bob Kelleher. Bob is an author, speaker, and president and founder of the Employee Engagement Group. Bob is an internationally known ...

Episode 015: How to Successfully Start, Grow, and Lead a Firm Today from 2019-12-06T12:46:39

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Yung Koprowski. Yung is the Principal and Founder of Y2K Engineering. Yung is a successful modern leader and role model, operating wi...

Episode 014: Impacting Lives and Communities Through Caring and Connection from 2019-11-28T16:04:12

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Avery Bang. Avery is the President and CEO of Bridges to Prosperity, an organization that literally connects isolated communities to ...

Episode 013: The Intersection of Gratitude and Excitement from 2019-11-25T02:41:12

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features an overview of where we have been thus far on the podcast. It features a reflection of all the guests we’ve had over the first dozen ...

Episode 012: Achieving and Succeeding with Employee Engagement from 2019-11-15T03:23:16

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Nikki Lewallen. Nikki is a champion for employee engagement and the development of a people-first culture. Nikki is an accomplished l...

Episode 011: Thinking Differently About Leadership, Engagement and Communication from 2019-11-08T00:28:45

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Randy Wilburn. Randy is the Chief Encourager, as well as a Consultant, Trainer, Speaker, and Podcaster with Encourage Build Grow.

Episode 010: Cyber Security Threats and Protections from 2019-11-01T00:22:58

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features J. Dale Crow. Dale is the Vice President at Risk Strategies, and he is passionate about risk management for AEC and professional serv...

Episode 009: Setting a Standard in Disaster Relief Engineering from 2019-10-24T19:42:24

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features David Bowman. David is an accomplished professional engineer and leader at Neel-Schaffer. He has held various roles serving communiti...

Episode 008:“Walking the Talk”and Elevating the Industry from 2019-10-16T10:36:35

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Chad Clinehens. Chad is the president and CEO of Zweig Group, a leading research, publishing, and consulting firm for the AEC industr...

Episode 007: Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion from 2019-10-07T10:56:16

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Rico Quirindongo. Rico is a principal architect at DLR Group and Civic Design Leader for their Northwestern Region. Rico believes tha...

Episode 006: The ROI of Coaching from 2019-09-30T06:30:27

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features John Ramstead. John is a certified leadership coach who works with top leaders and organizations to implement effective coaching for ...

Episode 005: Developing Engineers and Managers from 2019-09-05T02:37:26

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Anthony Fasano. Anthony is an author, a speaker, and the host of three highly downloaded engineering podcasts. He is the founder of T...

Episode 004: Behaviors That Build Winning Cultures from 2019-09-05T02:37:15

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Patrick Veroneau. Patrick is the founder of the Emery Leadership Group, where he works with organizations to develop behaviors that h...

Episode 003: Engaging, Growing, and Retaining Your Female Engineers from 2019-09-05T02:37:05

Today’s episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Stephanie Slocum, the founder of Engineers Rising LLC and an author who previously worked as a structural engineer for fifteen years....

Episode 002: Strategic Planning That Works With Doug Reed from 2019-09-05T02:36:56

Today's episode of the AEC Leadership Today podcast features Doug Reed, management consultant, former AE principal, and author. Doug is the president of FosterGrowth and specializes in strategic...

Episode 001: Welcome to the AEC Leadership Today Podcast from 2019-09-05T02:36:26

Welcome to AEC Leadership Today, a podcast for architecture, engineering, and construction industry leaders who want to stay relevant and effective in the modern workplace. In today’s episode, l...