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Category: Business Practices
Business Strategies After the Great Recession, Finding Light At The End Of the Tunnel
Recent economic reports mostly are showing signs of improvement, largely due to the improving housing market. Without a doubt, this is good news with many business owners finally finding light at the end of the tunnel. After many years of day-to-day and hand-to-mouth survival, will you execute successful business strategies after the Great Recession? In…
Best 2 Marketing Ideas To Grow Your Land Surveying, Geomatics Or Engineering Business
Growing any business takes time, effort and strategy. It never hurts to also add a pinch of passion and gumption to that recipe. So, why is it that your land surveying, geomatics, or engineering business struggles to grow and never quite meets your expectations.? In this Premium Members Only Post, I want to share with…
Motivational Monday: Celebrate Your Daily Successes Bonus Video
Here’s the bonus video for Associate & Premium Members, which builds on the last Motivational Monday: Celebrate Your Daily Successes post. You can watch the Motivational Monday video in that post. Watch the Motivational Monday: Celebrate Your Daily Successes Bonus Video:
Motivational Monday: Celebrate Your Daily Successes
In this new feature I want to start everyone’s week off with some motivation for success in the week ahead. In this episode, I discuss how to build on positive experiences by celebrating your daily successes. Too often, we are crippled by negativity and place our focus on what went wrong or wasn’t finished on…
Motivational Monday: Conquer Fear Led Avoidance
In this new feature I want to start everyone’s week off with some motivation for success in the week ahead. In this episode, I discuss how we too often allow ourselves to avoid the tasks and responsibilities we know we should do. Instead, we choose to tackle the easier tasks, rather than the important tasks.…
Fox Business Video: What to Expect for the Housing Market in 2013
Housing Market in 2013: What to Expect Watch this Fox Business News video about what to expect for the housing market in 2013.
Geo-Knowledge Workers Needed for Land Surveying and Geomatics Success
A Knowledge Workers Main Capital is Knowledge Wikipedia begins defining a Knowledge Worker as: “Knowledge workers are workers whose main capital is knowledge“. Is knowledge your main capital? The term “knowledge worker” was first used by Peter Drucker in the late 1950’s to describe post-industrial employees working primarily with, or developing, information and knowledge. Put more simply, a knowledge worker uses their head more…
Learn How AutoCAD Civil 3D Can Help Extend The Value Of Your Model Video
Watch the video and learn how AutoCAD Civil 3D civil engineering software can help extend the value of your model. (2:42 min.)
Google Maps Coordinate Workforce Management Tool
Google Maps Coordinate Helps The Right People Get The Right Jobs Done Faster! The above statement, taken from the below Youtube video’s description, highlights the potential of Google Maps Coordinate. I’ve investigated many work process, job management and scheduling software products, but by integrating location and real-time mapping into project management and scheduling, Google Maps…
Survey Summit 2012, The Road Ahead … or Summit Plummet?
I’ve just read that only an estimated 250 attended the joint endeavor between ESRI and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) in San Diego last month, billed as the ACSM Annual Conference. Survey Summit or Summit Plummet? 250. That’s it! …. Survey Summit or Summit Plummet? With less than 5 attendees from each state,…
How To Stop Avoiding Business And Professional Realities, Embrace Change, And Focus Your Goals
Timing Is Everything, Including When To Make Decisions! Do you make good decisions on time? Or, do you instead practice avoidance and procrastination? The fine art of avoiding reality is practiced by many to keep from facing business realities, professional realities, embracing change, and focusing on important goals. Why do you undermine your efforts by…
Top 3 Reasons Why Land Surveyors Should Know And Use AutoCAD Civil 3D
In this Premium Post I’d like to share with you my three reasons why land surveyors should know and use AutoCAD Civil 3D. Not already a Premium Member? You can register here »»Premium Signup. Two different land surveyors asked me this same question the other day: Why do I need to know and use AutoCAD Civil…
Land Surveying 911: Should I Pay For AutoCAD Civil 3D Training Or Try To Learn It On My Own?
In this Land Surveying 911 series article, some names have been changed to protect the inquisitive. Submit your Land Surveying 911 request using the form at the end of this article. Steven, who owns a professional land surveying company struggling with switching over to AutoCAD Civil 3D from AutoCAD Land Desktop, submitted the following Land…
3 Tools to Get Your Professional Land Surveying Business Paid Faster
Is Your Professional Land Surveying Business Having Troubles Getting Paid? In business, cash is king. Sure, it’s good to have a sizable and reliable accounts receivable balance, but it’s more important to convert those payment promises (hopefully) into real money in your business checking account. One of the biggest mistakes small business owners make is…
Land Surveying 911: Which Land Surveyors Should I Layoff And Which Should I Keep?
In this Land Surveying 911 series article, some names have been changed to protect the inquisitive. Submit your Land Surveying 911 request using the form at the end of this article. Dan, the survey manager of a struggling professional land surveying and civil engineering firm, submitted the following Land Surveying 911 question. Land Surveying 911: Which…
4 Ingredients for a Successful Professional Land Surveyor Business Web Presence
4 Ingredients for a Successful Professional Land Surveyor Business Web Presence I was speaking with a fellow professional land surveyor about a property survey he is conducting for land next to a property I recently surveyed, when he said, “Later, I’ve got to ask you what is your secret?” Are you struggling to build a…