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Conference call: Brian Sullivan CEO of Sullivan Engineering (Hot Firm #89 for 2017), a 20-person building envelope consulting firm based in New York, New York.
By LIISA ANDREASSEN Correspondent
“W e strongly reward autonomy and encour- age each other to make our supervisors feel useless,” says Sullivan, referring to the role of
on other aspects of the business that may not be part of their current role now, but could lead to a future leadership role. We continually try to build a strong team by hosting social events after work, regularly sharing personal and professional victo- ries before each weekly team meeting and making sure that our team knows that we are here to assist each other in developing as individuals, not just professionals TZL: As you look for talent, what position do you most need to fill in the coming year and why? BS: In addition to adding more technical team members, we’ll likely add more administrative sup- port to allow more of our engineers and architects to focus on their strengths and delegate their weak- nesses.
entrepreneurship in his firm. A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN SULLIVAN.
The Zweig Letter: The talent war in the A/E in- dustry is here. What steps do you take to create the leadership pipeline needed to retain your top people and not lose them to other firms? Brian Sullivan: We are proactive in sharing the company vision for the next 10 years and beyond. We identify opportunities that will become avail- able and try to assist all of our team members to identify the specific aspects of their role that they love and are great at doing. With our top people, we’re regularly providing the opportunity to work
Brian Sullivan, CEO, Sullivan Engineering
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