BUSINESS 101: Conflict Why can't we all get along? Because we're animals, meaning that conflict is inevitable as long as food, mates, and territory are limited. (In the case of humans, add money to that list.) These conditions are aggravated at work because the workplace...
2013-05-23T14:41:00-04:00 YOU'VE JUST GOT TO BE KIDDING: Guilty Geoprofessionals in Italy Italian Judge Marco Billi in late October found six expert geoprofessionals and a government official guilty of multiple-manslaughter in the death of 30 people. The seven had been accused of conducting a superficial analysis of seismic risk and...
2013-05-20T20:26:00-04:00 PROFESSIONAL SELLING: Video Testimonials Imagine, if you will, that the world's automobiles were manufactured by 25,000 companies, each one building one car at a time, to meet the preferences of each specific buyer. And by preferences, we don't mean just two-door, four-door, or...
2013-05-16T08:59:00-04:00 DR. ENGLISH: In General Accordance With One of the nicer features of ASFE's webinars is the speakers' willingness to answer questions. An important question came in after the webcast of "Think. Be Accurate.", a John Bachner-led presentation focusing on commonly...
2013-05-13T13:55:00-04:00 MEETING MANAGEMENT: Oldies but Goodies ASFE NewsLog has conveyed some great, simple meeting-management techniques over the years. Three of our favorites (in brief): Play somewhat loud music during breaks, but cut it off five minutes before a break is over. The silence will...
2013-05-09T17:29:00-04:00 Brace Yourself: The Talent War Has Begun "A 'war for talent' is brewing. Economic difficulties have depressed morale in many firms, and, as the economy improves, the likelihood of voluntary turnover will increase significantly. This is particularly the case in a day when loyalty to an...
2013-05-06T16:35:00-04:00 New Corps Study Suggests Geoprofessionals Will Be Kept Busy for Years To Come America's vast network of levees, dams, navigation structures, and hydroelectric-power facilities - overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - will decay into oblivion if the president and Congress cannot develop new ways to pay for its...
2013-05-02T16:35:00-04:00 Renew Membership Today! Membership renewal is in full swing for all members! Member Firms, Professional Colleagues, and Collaborative Members can click here to renew membership (login required). All other member types should have received an e-mail with...
2013-05-01T17:09:00-04:00 Annual Report from GBA President David A. Schoenwolf, P.E. Originally presented at the GBA 2013 Spring Meeting in Charleston, SC, on April 27, 2013, GBA President David A. Schoenwolf, P.E. shares his thoughts on what GBA has achieved for its members...
2013-04-27T12:02:00-04:00 Kurt R. Fraese, L.G. Is New ASFE/GBA President Kurt R. Fraese, L.G. is the new president of ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA), a not-for-profit association of geoprofessional firms that employ some 150,000 individuals...
