From kick-off meeting to shortlist interview, winning proposals demand a specific, individual strategy.

We’ve all heard the adage “the best way to get somewhere is a straight line,” but author Rich Christiansen suggests otherwise. Christiansen is an entrepreneur who has founded or cofounded more than 30 businesses. Some of them were colossal failures, others were multi-million-dollar successes.

Julie Ertz, a member of the USWNT’s back-to-back World Cup-winning teams, shares her experiences from chasing her dream of being a professional soccer player, and the themes translate for all goal-pursuers – soccer and otherwise.

In the professional world, bad writing isn’t tolerated. It’s the difference between winning a project and being stuck scrambling for more work.

Excel spreadsheets, workflowy lists, and back and forth emails, move over! If you’re looking for an app to keep everyone in your organization on the same page, we suggest Asana. Asana is a simple yet powerful work management platform full of features that project managers of all types need.

How do you approach your annual strategic plan? Many AEC firms use the same tactics they did last year, not considering whether their end goal has changed or what they want to get out of their marketing efforts. We recommend a more methodical, strategic approach.

Loom is a useful tool to help your team communicate, simplify, and document everyday tasks by recording whatever is happening on your screen and sharing it.

When it comes to shortlist interviews, the Q&A session often has presenters shaking in their boots. It’s been our experience that all the hard questions you’d prefer to avoid are going to be asked. Our advice? Prepare beforehand for the worst so that your experience can turn out for the best.

Business leaders who'd like to move from good to great will find inspiration in Jim Collins’ famous book, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't.

Presenting is crucial to gaining business in the AEC world. Take advantage of a captive audience by following these six topics for a successful AEC presentation.