Over the weekend I listened to a few podcast; some funny, some news oriented and a few with business and marketing topics. Marketing is often misunderstood, or overlooked altogether, by many professional land surveyors, engineers and designers. So, when I find something to help you understand a subject, like marketing in this case, I’ll share [...]
In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question:
Does Your Company Share Its Financial Data?
Is your firm one that has an open book policy and readily shares the financial health of the business? Or, perhaps, if they do share financial data, maybe it’s only a small portion or sanitized version or reality.
Open or [...]
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Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams
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Take advantage of this opportunity to work over 1100 exam-like practice problems and successfully prepare for the FS or PS exam. Using a “building block” approach to learning, problems are grouped by topic progressing from easiest to most challenging helping examinees understand core concepts and improve [...]
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AutoCAD: Secrets Every User Should Know:
“I’ve been using AutoCAD for 22 years and have written a hundred books on the subject. I reviewed many CAD books back in the days when book reviews were common in CAD publications; some were innovative, others were just sad. But for nearly a decade, it’s been mostly silence on [...]
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Practical Surveyor
Manthey’s mathematical analysis of Wyld’s survey computations is excellent. His explanation of Wyld’s terminology is also very good. — Professional Surveyor Magazine
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“In this small tract you’ll find the whole Art of Surveying Land epitomized. The rules and methods here laid down in a plain and familiar manner, such as are fittest for [...]
Staying Small Successfully: A Guide for Architects, Engineers, and Design Professionals
“Many architects, landscape architects, and interior designers are self-employed or are partners in small firms. These professionals must understand the management, administrative, and planning skills that are critical to the success of a design firm–and apply them to a small business profile. The revision of [...]
Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse (Lynn Sonberg Books)
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The economic tipping point for the United States is no longer theoretical. It is a reality today. The country has gone from the world’s largest creditor to its greatest debtor; the value of the dollar is sinking; domestic manufacturing is winding [...]
Financial Protection in the UK Building Industry (Kindle Edition)
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Financial Protection in the UK Building Industry provides comprehensive treatment of a complex aspect of construction management which is increasingly important in modern construction contracts in the UK. This book looks at the legal and economic background of providing financial protection to clients.
Also available in paperback.
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Summary
A complete, detailed reference and tutorial for Autodesk’s popular and robust civil engineering software
AutoCAD Civil 3D is the industry-leading civil engineering software, and this guide by a pair of Civil 3D experts is the comprehensive reference for both novices and professionals. It focuses on teaching vital Civil 3D 2010 tips, tricks, and techniques, showing you [...]
The Halo Effect: … and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
This tart takedown of fashionable management theories is a refreshing antidote to the glut of simplistic books about achieving high performance. Rosenzweig, a veteran business manager turned professor, argues that most popular business ideas are no more than soothing [...]




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