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IMT Insurance, courtesy of Shive-Hattery.
Success as one firm
Connections across teams and offices increase employee engagement and performance, but the connections must be fostered.
Y ou never know where a lead might come from. Architect Cami Manley heard that a major insurance company planned to build a new headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. It was early in the process with no designer on board yet. Cami quickly reached out to experts within her firm to put together the best team for an introductory meeting with IMT Insurance. Initial meetings went so well that the project team rolled into design without going through a competitive request-for-proposal process. Today, the new headquarters is open for business and exemplifies a one-firm success for Shive-Hattery.
Greg Kanz
A highly networked organization compresses the time to learn new skills. Nick Hatz, a young civil engineer, participated in Business Development University and the Leadership Development Pro- gram. growth by instilling a strong culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, innovation, and connectedness.” “Our one-firm philosophy is an umbrella strategy to accelerate
The IMT story represents the best of working as one firm: Creating exciting opportunities for employees; and providing the best value and most creative solutions for clients. Our one-firm philosophy is an umbrella strategy to accelerate growth by instilling a strong culture of collabora- tion, knowledge sharing, innovation, and connect- edness. The benefits of behaving as “one” are many. You feel part of something bigger and better as one firm. With more natural connectedness and com- munity you create more meaningful relationships across the firm, effectively growing social capital. This leads to better retention of employees and exciting opportunities like the IMT headquarters.
See GREG KANZ, page 10
THE ZWEIG LETTER July 29, 2019, ISSUE 1306
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