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ON THE MOVE THOMAS & HUTTON WELCOMES A NEW CIVIL DESIGNER IN CHARLESTON REGION Thomas & Hutton announced Ken Henegar joined its civil department in Charleston as a designer. Henegar obtained a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Ohio State University and previously worked as a structural designer in Ohio’s telecommunications and power transmission industries. He is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. As a designer, Henegar prepares site development construction drawings,
site layout and design, utility design, and drainage design for residential and commercial projects in coastal South Carolina, including Emblem at Cane Bay and Waring Vision Institute. Thomas & Hutton celebrates more than 75 years of creating transformative communities. Founded in 1946, Thomas & Hutton is a privately held professional services company providing consulting, planning, and engineering design services related to land and infrastructure. Thomas & Hutton is located in nine regions throughout Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
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and meaningfully with your employees, you could resolve to do the following in order to achieve that end: ■ Send a weekly email acknowledging project wins, outstanding individual work, and other real time items of interest
■ Send a monthly recap of core business metrics
■ Hold a quarterly all-hands call, discussing progress on key strategic initiatives
■ Get the whole gang together in person once a year I think if you consistently execute a set of actions like this you could reasonably lay claim to being a firm that communicates frequently and meaningfully with employees. Consistency is key. Clear offers an important piece of advice: “You can reduce the scope, but stick to the schedule.” A five-minute set of sprints up and down the sidewalk is better than no workout at all. Don’t have time to send the well-composed email that you’d like? Send a two liner instead: “I got caught up in a project with Acme Corporation that put me off track today. I heard that we did excellent work for Vandelay Industries – well done team.” Hold a 30 minute quarterly all hands call on-time and without an elaborate PowerPoint rather than try to make up the difference the following quarter. My word for 2023 is “present,” by the way. I need to get my face out of my phone and be more fully present in whatever else I’m up to (like talking to my spouse). What type of person do I want to be? I want to be a person who can pay uninterrupted attention to important things. What are your words for 2023? What type of firm do you want to lead? Every action is a vote for the type of firm you wish to become. Start voting today. Tom Godin is a strategic planning advisor at Zweig Group. Contact him at tgodin@ zweiggroup.com.
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