The Zweig Letter Issue 839 (November 23, 2009)
Articles include:
Editorial: Is it time for a winter tune-up?— Mark Zweig offers 10 pointers on how you can keep your business machine running smoothly.
Difficult times measure true leadership— Entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, measured risk-taking and, above all, responsibility, are all needed. Air quality control business suspended— While the recession and rules dampened the field, prospects remain good. Hot Firm leaders say this might be the time to look beyond borders— Demand for A/E and environmental services great in developing economies as things simmer at home. What's ahead for 2010 on the M&A front?— ZweigWhite's 2009 Mergers & Acquisitions Summit will prepare you to make a deal—or help you understand why you should wait. Legal Matters: Inside the AIA's brand new multi-party IPD contract— Latest document an improvement over flawed SPE form. What it means to be the agile project leader— Can you move at the speed of the project? Are you keeping up or being left behind? - "Lessons I will never forget"— Firm leaders share their biggest "learning moments." In this issue: Brenda Westhorp, president, Westhorp& Associates, Inc. warns us to "Avoid doing work for free" and John Magliano, chairman emeritus,Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. tells how he learned that "Talent is 90% of the game."
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