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ON THE MOVE ZWEIG GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW OWNERS Zweig Group, a global leader in products and services for the architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industry, announced that Chad Coldiron, the firm’s Director of Executive Search, Philip Keil, Director of Strategic Services, and Will Swearingen, Director of Ownership Transition, have joined the growing firm’s ownership team. Reflecting on his path to ownership at Zweig Group, Swearingen noted, “I am honored to have the opportunity to take a larger role in this organization. Mark Zweig started this company more than 30 years ago in Natick, Massachusetts. It has gone through a series of transitions in that time and seen plenty of ups and downs. Chad and Jamie Claire started a new generation of leadership here and I very much look forward to working alongside them to continue building the best management consulting and research firm in this industry.” Swearingen also commented on the parallelity of his own path to ownership with the services he offers his clients, “This brand, the products and the services that we deliver are all things I am passionate about. Being an owner here means a lot to me because my day job is to make this (ownership) opportunity a reality for architects and engineers [clients] across the U.S.” Coldiron emphasized, “Being provided this opportunity to help lead Zweig Group into the future is one of the greatest recognitions anyone in our industry can have. The amount of pride

this moment gives me is immeasurable. I’m looking forward to meeting the challenges with both clients and employees with the common goal of Elevating the Industry far into the future.” Echoing the other two new owners’ sentiments, Keil added, “Partnership represents the next evolution of my ability to elevate our people. It furthers my personal drive for Zweig Group staff, the industry, and the larger communities we are involved in to be happy, fulfilled, and have the ability to realize their individual aspirations. This provides a larger platform to drive our purpose, performance, and to leave a lasting legacy.” Bios and contact information of the new owners can be found on Zweig Group’s website. Zweig Group, three times on the Inc. 500/5000 list, is the industry leader and premiere authority in AEC firm management and marketing, the go- to source for data and research, and the leading provider of customized learning and training. Zweig Group exists to help AEC firms succeed in a complicated and challenging marketplace through services that include: mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, valuation, executive search, board of director services, ownership transition, marketing and branding, and business development training. The firm has offices in Dallas and Fayetteville, Arkansas. For more information visit Zweig Group’s website.

This four week program provides AEC professionals with the skills to become more competent leaders and helps attendees develop and affirm the leadership skills, strategies, and techniques necessary to grow personally and profes- sionally. Zweig Group’s team of management experts deliver practical solutions that tech- nical professionals can put to work immediately to lead their firms to success. Leadership Skills for AEC Professionals Virtual Seminar 6 PDH/LU

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mentor, be a mentor to someone within your firm. If you were encouraged to join and participate in an organization, do the same for a professional peer. In most cases, it does not require a lot of input from you, but the assistance you provide can have a tremendously powerful impact on others. ❚ ❚ Servant leader vs. authoritarian. If you look back in history, very few authoritarians are portrayed in a good light. As an authoritarian is typically focused on themselves and gaining control over those around them, it is hard to imagine that they will create a legacy that most would want to emulate. On the other hand, servant leaders understand that when they support and celebrate the victories of others, their own position is improved as others want to follow them. “A rising tide lifts all ships” is a much better form of leadership than “every man, woman, or child for themselves.” ❚ ❚ Be consistent. Creating a positive legacy requires consistency of action. You cannot be one person in the office and another outside within the community. Absent consistency, others will lose trust and question your motives. Yet, how many firm leaders do you know who are nice and supportive of their clients but ride roughshod over their employees? That attitude is not sustainable and will drive any employee with ability and an entrepreneurial spirit out of the firm. Do you want your legacy to be that you created multiple competitors or that you created multiple business partners? WHAT IS YOUR LEGACY? Creating a positive legacy is possibly the most powerful action you can take in your career as it allows you to help shape both the present and future success of your firm. It is the culmination of one’s work and will dictate how we are remembered. I hope that we all want to be famous for our accomplishments and not infamous for our failings. STEPHEN LUCY is CEO of JQ with offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock and San Antonio, Texas. Contact him at slucy@jqeng.com.

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