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TRANSACTIONS EUA ANNOUNCES MERGER WITH PERFORMA INC. Zweig Group , a full- service AEC management advisory firm, announced its client EUA has expanded its reach and service offerings by merging with Performa. This merger expands EUA’s reach, enhancing the firm’s ability to serve clients across the U.S. and attract and retain top talent. Jamie Claire Kiser, Zweig Group’s managing principal, served as EUA’s lead advisor on the engagement. “EUA and Performa are both very high quality, high performing firms with insightful leadership and a strong vision for the future,” said Tracey Eaves , a valuation services advisor with Zweig Group. “EUA and Performa complement each other from a culture and work ethic perspective, and their collective clients will certainly be the beneficiaries of the business combination.” EUA has a national reach with local expertise. Since 1907, the firm has grown
to more than 200 employees throughout offices in Wisconsin and Colorado. This merger will grow EUA further, from three to five offices. Once complete, this merger will make EUA an architecture, engineering, and design firm with more than 100 years of experience and more than 250 employees in five markets. The integration of Performa brings EUA newmechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural engineering service offerings. EUA’s existing relationships with external engineering partners are very important and offer a unique opportunity to leverage internal consultative engineering expertise. In the future, EUA will look for opportunities to strategically leverage its new offerings, thoughtfully add engineering talent, and continue to be a trusted partner. Zweig Group, three times on the Inc. 500/5000 list, is the leading research, publishing, and consulting resource for the built environment. For more information, visit zweiggroup.com or call 800.466.6275.
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mean? Is it apathy? A correlation to this group of employees’ level of satisfaction with performance management areas of the survey could lend some great insights on the implicit messages your performance management systems are sending and get all the cylinders firing. In my previous article, we looked at how important performance management (I interpret this as growth and opportunities to improve) was to employees – nearly as important as compensation. Does the “no answer” really mean “too busy to answer”? A correlation of this group of employees’ perceptions of project management processes or resource allocation areas of the survey could help you to identify areas where greater efficiencies could be achieved, or where administrative hires are best placed. Do the “no answer” folks just not knowwhat options are available to them? It may pay to take a close look at the communication areas of the survey within this group, and compare it to the group that did respond to the question, “Where do you see yourself in relation to your firm in two years?” Or (terrifying thought), is “no answer” really a “leaving the firm” answer? Diving into those nuances can make all the difference in understanding how your policies and norms are shaping your workforce. This is why it’s important to quantify the apparent neutrals in questions like this. We celebrate the promotors, emphasizing the areas where we are succeeding with them, and we obsess and lose sleep over the detractors, and shore up the things they’re identifying as our shortcomings. The truth is, while we can learn something from both and apply valuable lessons, there’s often not a great deal that will change promotors or detractors from their positions. The neutrals, however, could lead to some significant insights. Stephanie Warino is a licensed professional and an advisor with Zweig Group. Contact her for systems-level thinking evaluations of compensation and performance programs at swarino@zweiggroup.com.
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