Congratulations to Carole Sanderson, SDA’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award winner! Carole was recognized at the national banquet awards ceremony, held May 19 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Category Archives: Professional Development
‘Nuff said!
The guy who brought us “Why Most PowerPoint Presentations Suck” has his own opinions on six phrases that speakers should never say. Check out Rick Altman’s latest editorial.
A/E/C Industry Advocates: Get involved!
What do Peg Staeheli (SvR Design Company), Walter Schacht (Schacht Aslani Architects), and Dave Walsh (Sellen Construction) have in common—besides being well-known advocates for the A/E/C industry? They all believe in the power of participation. They were panelists at our November 19 business practice breakfast, “It’s Bigger Than Us—Behind the Scenes Efforts in Supporting the A/E/C Industry.” In addition to talking about A/E/C policy issues (such as alternative project delivery, environmental regulation, design review reform, urban design, and growth management), they shared their thoughts on being passionate about your field, and getting involved in your field.
- You maintain passion by participating.
- Professional organizations (such as SDA, NAHB, AIA, ASME and WASLA) are a good starting point for developing your passion.
- Participating is your chance to elevate your knowledge and expertise.
- Participating helps you increase your firm’s profile.
- Participating helps you increase your individual profile.
- If you want to be a leader, you need to get involved.
- If you are a leader, you need to jump in.
5 laws of achievement: work with, not against
Member Stacy Rowland, CDFA, shared insight from Bill Truby’s keynote speech during EDSymposium8. He spoke about the 5 laws of achievement (acronym POWER). Here’s an excerpt from Stacy:
Keynote Speaker, Bill Truby, kicked off EDSymposium by reminding us that to be successful, it’s important to understand and work with (rather than against) natural laws.
Bill offered five Laws of Achievement that, if followed and mastered, guarantee attainment of personal and professional goals: Continue reading
Is it okay to ignore feedback?
Isn’t feedback—some might call it constructive criticism—supposed to be good for you? Supposed to help you look inward and adjust or grow your ways in order to become a better person or do something better? What about who is giving you the feedback? What if it was your manager (a person of authority) versus your co-worker in the next cubicle? Continue reading
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