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A Sustainable Sales Platform Starts With an Organization’s Values

November 23, 2020 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Mike Burns, PE, PgMP, DBIA

Sales PlatformAs with every phase of life, beginnings and ends are times for focused reflection on our successes and failures. Individually and as a member of a team, this analysis sets the stage for subsequent growth. This reflective planning rhythm has defined the last 10 years of my life, as I’ve strived to grow from events: the Great Recession, the Arab Spring, AECOM exiting the P3 / DBFM market, and in 2020, COVID-19. With my deepest sympathies for the devastating health and socioeconomic outcomes we’ve collectively faced this year, I remain cognizant of the fact that my privilege and support system have allowed me to navigate these challenges with limited pain. I hope that this brief discussion of my migration into a sales role helps you overcome the naysayers on your path.

sales platform

Whether seeking professional growth or facing the daunting task of finding a new job, there are often a series of devastating no’s before the next empowering yes. For me these included, “you are a developer, not an engineer,” “you’ve never worked overseas, in a corporate role, on a billion dollar program, etc.” Recently, “you’ve never been in a pure business development (BD) role.” Each of these no’s guided my outreach to mentors, discussions with colleagues, and educational desires. I leveraged their collective wisdom to evolve my professional approach, remaining focused on building teams, empowering individuals, and continuous learning; this approach has allowed me to remain engaged, enjoying life as a student and a teacher.

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Filed Under: Blog, Business/Entrepreneurship Tagged With: business development, delivering projects, empathetic management, feedback loops, focused reflection, Infrastructure projects, Mike Burns, professional growth, reflective planning, roles with a sales focus, Selling, strategy development, subsequent growth, successes and failures, tactical business plan

TCEP 151: Everything Civil Engineers Talk About Doing, but Never Get To Do

August 26, 2020 By EMI

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Maysill Pascal

In this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to Maysill Pascal, P.E., Regional Senior Engineer and Sales Manager at USW, a MENARD Group USA Company. We talk about her career journey and her traveling around the globe, and how that has helped her career, but also how she has dealt with it emotionally. She then also talks about the importance of pursuing your dreams by getting out there and doing what you always wanted to do.

Engineering Quotes:

Maysill Pascal

Maysill Pascal

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Maysill Pascal:

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Filed Under: TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast, Women in Engineering Tagged With: business development, career journey, Civil Engineers, expanding yourself, Golder, ground improvemen, managing the team, Maysill Pascal, MENARD Group, Regional Senior Engineer, Sales Manager, USW, working internationally, worldwide company

TCEP 146: What Does Hostage Negotiation Have to Do With Consulting Engineers?

June 17, 2020 By EMI

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Hostage NegotiationIn this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk to Dan Oblinger about hostage negotiation. Dan explains how hostage negotiation fits into consulting engineering and also provides five specific ways that engineering firms should look at to evaluate their negotiation and communication abilities.

Engineering Quotes:

Hostage Negotiation

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Dan:

  • With the current situation in the United States, is it a challenge for you to go to work every day?
  • Can you talk to us about how you got into consulting with engineers and how you went to some AE companies and pitched the idea of negotiation to them?
  • What should civil engineering consultants look for to evaluate their negotiation and communication abilities?
  • Do you have a framework in your day-to-day hostage negotiations?
  • Are there specific strategies that you use in your negotiations?
  • Is there a challenging situation that you dealt with that you are open to sharing with our listeners?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About Negotiation Culture in Your Civil Engineering Practice:

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Filed Under: Communication & Public Speaking, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: business development, Civil Engineering, communication, Confidence, Consulting Engineers, culture, Hostage Negotiation, master listener, negotiation, negotiation skills, proposal, team effort

TECC 210: Business Development Skills for Engineering Professionals

September 3, 2019 By EMI

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Business Development SkillsIn this episode, I am taking you with me on a road trip to the offices of Burns Engineering in downtown Philadelphia where you will listen in on a conversation between myself and Laura Hughes. Laura practiced as an engineer earlier in her career but is now the Director of Business Development at Burns Engineering, Inc.  In the interview Laura provides strategies engineers can take to improve their business development skills. One example — she discusses why listening and leaving space in conversations is important instead of insisting on what you think they need. You can also view this episode on YouTube.

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Business Development Skills

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed About Business Development Skills:

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Filed Under: Personal Development and Professionalism, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: business development, business development leader, business development skills, do and perform good work, engineering professionals, Go armed with questions, informative conversations, Laura Hughes, Listen, patience, Preparing for a Meeting, Repeat client business, technical expert

TCEP 107: How to Achieve Sustainable Innovation in Development Projects

December 19, 2018 By EMI

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Sustainable

In this episode, I talk with Chris Chi Lon Wan, the head of design of Masdar City, UAE. We had a great conversation around design management and sustainability and how to achieve innovation in development projects.

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Sustainable

Sustainable

Here are some of the questions I asked Chris about sustainability:

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Filed Under: TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: business development, Civil Engineering, development projects, Masdar City, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable innovation

For Engineering Firms, It Takes More Than Talent to Win

October 9, 2018 By EMI

For Engineering Firms, It Takes More Than Talent to Win is a guest post by Christian HaringTalent

You’ve got plenty of talent and depth on your bench, and your sales team is doing a great job putting together compelling proposals. Yet too often, your team is cut in the final round, or turned away before you’ve even had a chance to show what you’re capable of. If you’ve been in this business for any length of time, you know every play can’t be a touchdown. Yet if you find yourself going up against the same competitors over and over again, or pursuing projects that aren’t an ideal fit, there’s one way to refresh that pipeline and win more business that few engineering firms appreciate or exploit. In fact, it’s probably the last aspect of your business that you would associate with winning anything, let alone new business: regulatory compliance.

Whether you see it as a growth driver or not, licensing and entity management are basically the playing field you provide for your business development teams. And at key moments throughout your firm’s corporate lifecycle, licensing influences your playbook as well, affecting agility, profitability, and performance long after the contracts are signed. By creating a favorable regulatory playing field, equipping your team, and embracing the power of compliance to enhance your brand, you can position your firm to win more of the projects you really want.

Own the Field

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Filed Under: Blog, Business Development Tagged With: agility, business, business development, Christian Haring, Compliance, Engineering Firms, Entity Management, Equip Your Team, licensing, Master the Clock, Own the Field, Play a Clean Game, profitability, Special Teams, talent, Talent to Win, Team Identity

TCEP 098: Management Skills that Civil Engineers Should Build

September 24, 2018 By EMI

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Management SkillsIn episode 98 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I speak with Ben Walpole, a writer and editor for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) strategic communications team. We will talk about a few very important management skills that civil engineers should build in order to increase their effectiveness as civil engineering managers.

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Management Skills

Management Skills

Here are some important management skills you should build as a civil engineer to increase your overall success:

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Filed Under: Leadership/Management, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: ASCE, Ben Walpole, business, business development, Civil Engineering Projects, Civil Engineers, finance, Management Skills, marketing, reading books

TCEP 096: A Specific Recipe for Building Seller-Doer Skills

September 13, 2018 By EMI

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Seller-Doer SkillsIn episode 096 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I speak with Jim Rogers, author of Win More Work, and Co-Founder of the Seller-Doer Academy. Jim and I will be giving you a strategy for building your seller-doer skills which consists of three specific learning approaches.

Engineering Quotes:

Seller-Doer Skills

Seller-Doer Skills

Here are some key points discussed in this episode on building seller-doer skills:

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Filed Under: Personal Development and Professionalism, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: billable professional, Business Acumen, business development, communication skills, extracurricular activities, Jim Rogers, jump start, marketing, On the Job Learning, Self-study, Seller-Doer Skills

TCEP 088: Growing a Civil Engineering Company from the Ground up with Stephen Morse

June 20, 2018 By EMI

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Civil Engineering CompanyIn episode 88 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Stephen Morse, PE, LEED AP from Grant Engineering about growing a civil engineering company from the ground up. Stephen talks about the process he went through in growing his company from starting out in his apartment to now having a growing office in New York City.

Here are some of the questions I ask Stephen:

  • What made you decide to start your own civil engineering company?
  • Tell us about your experience of hiring your first employee.
  • What types of projects are you currently working on, and what is your involvement in those projects?
  • How many employees does Grant Engineering have?
  • Can you explain what the organization: “Engineers Without Borders” is?
  • What would you say to a civil engineer that might consider starting their own civil engineering company?

Engineering Quotes:

Civil Engineering Company

Civil Engineering Company

Here are some key points discussed on growing a civil engineering company:

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Filed Under: Business Development, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: business development, Civil Engineering Company, communicate, culture, Engineers Without Borders, entrepreneur, hiring, management, own business, relationships, staff

Marketing and Business Development Strategies for your Engineering Company – Engineering Career TV Ep. 13

June 5, 2017 By EMI




Q: What Marketing and Business Development Strategies can I use at the company I work for?

Welcome to Episode #13 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Marketing and Business Development Strategies for your Engineering Company.

I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they want to live.

You can submit questions for the show by clicking here.

Let’s jump into today’s topic, Marketing and Business Development Strategies for your Engineering Company, which is based on a question from Kyle, who asks the following: [Read more…] about Marketing and Business Development Strategies for your Engineering Company – Engineering Career TV Ep. 13

Filed Under: Engineering Career TV Tagged With: business development, civil and structural engineer, engineering company, expert, marketing, marketing plan, marketing strategy, presentation, service line, strategic planning process, strategies

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