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ON THE MOVE THE HARMAN GROUP PROMOTES LEA COSENZA TO DIRECTOR OF NEW YORK OFFICE The Harman Group , a firm specializing in structural engineering, parking planning, and design and renovations, is proud to announce the promotion of Lea Cosenza to director of The Harman Group’s New York office. In her new role, Cosenza will be responsible for the management of ongoing New York and New Jersey projects in addition to business development in those areas. The Harmon Group’s New York office focuses on structural engineering for tall buildings, institutional, healthcare, university facilities, and large-scale mixed-use developments. Cosenza is an accomplished structural engineer, bringing more than a decade of experience to The Harman Group where she specializes in structural engineering for new buildings, expansions, overbuilds, and historic renovations. Cosenza works with clients throughout the entire structural design process, ensuring projects are built on time and within budget. “Lea has been an asset to our team for almost three years and we are proud to see her continue to grow within the firm,” said Janis Vacca, P.E., LEED AP, vice president, The Harman Group. “Lea will be instrumental as we continue to grow and expand our presence in New York and New Jersey.” Cosenza’s portfolio encompasses a variety of projects, including: a new mixed-use building with student housing and a university center

for Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey and the renovation of the University Center at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York; hospitality projects such as Cambria Hotel & Suites and a Hyatt Centric Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and residential developments consisting of Hello Broadway in New York City, New York, and Arthaus and 619 North Broad Street, both in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “I am thrilled and honored to move into this role leading our New York office,” said Lea Cosenza, Director, New York Office. “I look forward to building on The Harman Group’s extensive structural design experience with clients and projects in New York and New Jersey.” Cosenza earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in civil engineering with a structural concentration from Villanova University. Cosenza has also authored articles for such publications as Modern Steel Construction Magazine , Structure Magazine , and Engineering News-Record Magazine . She also teaches AIA courses for continued education. Founded in 1984, The Harman Group, Inc. provides structural engineering, parking planning and design and construction engineering services. The Harman Group has the unique ability to provide outstanding engineering solutions, using state of the art computational methods, building information modeling and other technology, combined with high-level, personal customer service.

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❚ ❚ Too political. Obvious attempts at brown-nosing to get ahead. Shameless public flattery of the boss. While some politicking may be necessary to be successful, excessive, shameless pandering to the boss is an indication of character problems you shouldn’t ignore. ❚ ❚ Greedy. We once had a guy who worked for us who had a grossly inflated idea of his contribution to our firm’s success. He even went as far as proposing a bonus plan to the BOD that would’ve resulted in him personally getting 55 or 60 percent of the company’s profits. As is often the case, when greed rears its ugly head, it’s a tip-off to character deficiencies. And believe me, in this case it was borne out by his later actions. ❚ ❚ Blaming. The inability to ever accept responsibility and always blame their problems on someone else is not uncommon with some insecure managers and leaders, and a real indication of character issues that you have to be concerned about. ❚ ❚ Small cheats. We once had an employee who was a compulsive coupon-clipper – he was notoriously cheap. Nothing wrong with that in and of itself, but it spread into doing things such as charging a pizza delivered to his home to an out-of-state client’s project. We had to let him go over that one. I’m sure I have missed something in this list, but the bottom line is pay close attention to your people. Those who show any signs of a lack of character – especially managers/leaders – must be confronted and dealt with immediately, or the cancer will quickly take hold and damage your firm. MARK ZWEIG is Zweig Group’s chairman and founder. Contact him at mzweig@zweiggroup.com.

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THE ZWEIG LETTER October 21, 2019, ISSUE 1317

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