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[EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT] Take a look at who we're highlighting this month: 🌟 Name: Edwin Correa 🌟 Branch: Long Island City, N.Y. 🌟 Years of service: 19 🌟What he loves about his job: "The camaraderie and the different challenges it present on a daily basis." 🌟 A professional success story he's proud of: "Climbing up the ladder in each different department/position -- grateful for the opportunity." 🌟 The biggest challenge he's faced since joining the team: "Letting go. I take great pride in what I helped build -- letting that go is a challenge." 🌟 What he's looking forward to in his current role: "Getting better at it, mastering the position, and continuing to grow. Teaching employees what I have learned to help them grow as well." To become part of the Garvin team, contact us: https://hubs.li/Q02qBY6c0

🏰 Lessons at the Beach 🏖 A few weeks ago, I found myself in a situation I didn’t expect to appreciate 📱 My phone died while I was at the beach. In a world where we’re always connected, this forced break allowed me to really take in my surroundings in a way I hadn’t in a long time. As I stared out at the ocean, I noticed a young boy nearby trying to build what looked like his first sandcastle. He carefully scooped sand into his bucket, flipped it over, only to see the sand crumble back down. He tried again, packing the sand tighter this time, but still, no castle. The boy was visibly frustrated, but determined not to give up. As luck would have it, the tide was coming in. 🌊 When the waves splashed up, the boy used the wet sand, packed it down, and finally, when he flipped the bucket over—there it was, his sandcastle. Watching this, I couldn’t help but think about how similar this process is to building a successful team in business. The sand represents the talented people in your organization. But even with the best team, without the right element, the “water” that holds everything together, it can all fall apart. To me, that “water” is company culture. It’s the glue that binds everything together, enabling a tea to achieve greatness. Company culture is what makes our team at Conner Strong & Buckelew so strong. Without strong values and team chemistry, success is limited, just like that initial pile of dry sand. What do you think the "water" is when building a strong business? I'd love to hear everyone's thought on what it takes to "build" a strong foundation for sustained success. #Culture #building #success #teamwork #lessons

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Already established as leader at Crafton Tull, Jerry Kelso is this year’s ACEC Arkansas President. Congratulations! Find out about his illustrious career path and how it got him to where he is today. Can you guess what his superpower would be? What are you most proud of in your career? "I am most proud of the company that has helped me develop my career. Crafton Tull has provided me more opportunities than I could possibly imagine. I am so very thankful to the leadership of this company for allowing me to help them for the past 28 years when I started my career in 1993 right out of college." What’s the one piece of career advice you would give someone thinking about entering the engineering industry? "The advice I was given several years ago and try to follow it every day the best of my ability is: Always tell the truth, be nice, and work harder than anyone else around you." If I had a superpower what would it be? "Flying. As a kid, I used to have dreams about flying like Superman and sometimes I still have those same dreams." What food could you eat for every meal for the rest of your life? "I am a meat and potatoes guy. Fried potatoes would have to be my choice to eat with every meal for the rest of my life." #acec #engineering #arkansasengineers #boardofdirectors #thankyou #engineeringjobs #engineeringbusiness #boardspotlight #engineeringindustry

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Happy to pass this along this news for one of my favorite people in the hotel appraisal business. if you use hotel appraisals and you don't know John, well then you really should! Please ask me about him and his new firm to learn more.

Had an amazing couple of days spent with many colleagues, from all areas of Crawford & Company at the Birmingham offices. It is always said that: Every day is a School Day and these last couple of days have been just that. So many topics were discussed and trust me, so many words written (my poor hand! 😂), but the end result is New Knowledge. It is not only great for yourself when attending technical days, welcome days and such like but a great opportunity for the business as a whole also. There are many fresh ideas that would otherwise stay unspoken, different ways to approach and achieve and just a general reminder that there’s great knowledge, expertise, experience and help, right at your fingertips, should you need it (let’s be honest, we all need it). Thank you to: Matt Lander for your usual style of delivering learning and development without stuffiness. Fun and inspiring engagement always. Hannah Astley delivering insightful opportunities for betterment. Luke Brannigan for your insight into personal development and how we all can be better. All the speakers for their dedicated knowledge sessions - Whilst some may not be fully applicable to individuals roles, there’s always snippets you can learn and take away. And last but not least, all of my colleagues from many areas of Crawford - You all made it a great couple of days, inspiring, engaging and delivering. One Team - One Crawford #onecrawford #learninganddevelopment #technicaltuesday #marineteam #crawfordmarine #progressyourself #bethechange

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