Conversations with AEC executives for the podcast have been beyond outstanding. Guys with 10 and 20 years of experience sharing their lessons learned and their path through the industry. Now, these episodes will air over the next couple weeks. But I couldn’t wait to share a few I’ve learned along the way. Communication is king. 👑 If you don’t learned to communicate well, you can’t be promoted. It’s sharing what’s been done to arrive at a solution. Giving your team, nice, easy, digestible information. Technology is coming and here in most cases. Learn or get left behind. You don’t have to be the expert, but at least know how it works. The longer you do something the better and more proficient you get. There’s so much more! But couldn’t hold these back until the episodes are released over the next couple weeks.
Lessons learned from AEC executives: Communication, technology, and experience.
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