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ACaseForListening-Blog
Learning by Leveraging Listening: The Strategic Power of Valuing Differences
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Five Ways to Improve Survey Response Rates
Five Ways to Improve Survey Response Rates
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5 Key Elements of Effective Survey Design
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End of Year Reflections 2021
End of Year Reflections 2021
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End of Year Reflections for 2020
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Get Ready…Get Set… Get Your Virtual Shortlist Presentation Ready to GO!
Get Ready…Get Set… Get Your Virtual Shortlist Presentation Ready to GO!
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Thank you, Dad
Thank you, Dad
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Video Killed the PowerPoint Star
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Becoming Closer While Far Apart: Client Research for Enhanced Client Engagement
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Effective Q&A in a Virtual Interview
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Facilitating Partnering and Project Kick-off Meetings in a Social Distancing World
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Delivering Short-List Interviews Via Video
Delivering Short-List Interviews Via Video
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The Imperative of Respectful Discourse: A Request to My Colleagues
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A Million Miles
A Million Miles
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Seeking the Next Home Run: Using Metrics to Change BDM Processes
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Roses in the Vineyard: Marketers as the Vintners of Pursuit Health
Roses in the Vineyard: Marketers as the Vintners of Pursuit Health
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Who am I This Time?
Who am I This Time?

Using role-playing to unleash team member creativity when designing short-list interview content

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Moving Through Writer’s Block
Moving Through Writer’s Block
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New Year, New Commitments - You In?
New Year, New Commitments - You In?
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A Tale of Two Emails
A Tale of Two Emails
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A Celebration of Friendship: Barbara Falconer 1954-2017
A Celebration of Friendship: Barbara Falconer 1954-2017
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Father’s Day: Relationship Rules from Meg’s Dad
Father’s Day: Relationship Rules from Meg’s Dad
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Stop ‘Spamming’ Your Proposals!
Stop ‘Spamming’ Your Proposals!

I’ve spent the past couple of weeks reviewing proposals for a number of my clients. We’re helping some write better boilerplate, and I’ve performed emergency surgery on several proposals in advance of quick-turn deadlines. After several late nights, I continue to be amazed at how generic most proposal content is, and how often we miss opportunities for grabbing our audience’s attention in most marketing documents. Most proposals in our industry are too long, uninspiring, and difficult to navigate. 

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Leaning Pursuits: A Case for Change

FACT: The average team spends about $3,500 a minute to present their qualifications and approach for a project to a selection committee. When you add up the business development, marketing, and team costs to get in front of the committee, this figure is certainly much higher for larger or more complicated pursuits. When we consider the cost of a pursuit this way, all of us in the design and construction community—both owners and design/construction professionals—should start thinking differently about how we work. Simply, it’s time to ‘Lean’ the pursuit process.

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Communication Resources

We help technical professionals and teams communicate—more honestly, easily, and productively—to grow positive relationships across the project delivery lifecycle.

 

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