Danielle Feroleto, Small Giants
I鈥檓 going to go out on a limb and confess and unpopular view鈥 hate selfie sticks. I actually will alienate myself from almost every reader and tell you I also hate selfies. Now, before you stop reading and throw this offensive article in the trash, let me tell you why.
I love networking! Every single little thing about it鈥.from the first uncomfortable conversation to the rewards you reap in relationships built throughout your career, it is, in my opinion, The most important business skill you can acquire. It鈥檚 not for everyone and it鈥檚 not as easy as most think to do it well.
I will give you some of the best tips I have learned in networking all through the reasons I believe your selfie stick is ruining your networking life!
EPA Extends and Expands 2017 鈥楧ERA鈥 Clean Diesel Funding Competition Now Underway
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麻豆视频 members report struggles with Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements that delay infrastructure projects and significantly increase costs while not necessarily providing commensurate species and habitat benefits. At the request of Congress, 麻豆视频 has identified legislative and administrative improvements to the ESA that support: the protection of listed species; responsible land and resource management; and streamlined delivery of critical infrastructure projects.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will announce in tomorrow鈥檚 Federal Register that it will indefinitely suspend portions of a rule requiring states to develop performance measurements for tracking Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions for federal-aid highway projects. The suspension of the rule is a significant victory for 麻豆视频 and our industry allies who fought the GHG rule that was issued in the waning days of the Obama Administration.
Per the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) request, 麻豆视频 provided 30 pages of comprehensive and detailed recommendations for EPA鈥檚 regulatory evaluation in line with recent executive orders and presidential initiatives. In its submissions, 麻豆视频 highlights the regulatory burden the construction industry bears and offers specific program modifications and solutions relating to water issues, oil spills prevention and preparedness, air and climate issues, lead-based paint issues, contaminated sites and liability, as well as compliance and enforcement initiatives. To view the complete set of 麻豆视频 submissions to EPA, click here, here and here.
麻豆视频鈥檚 head of Environmental Law and Policy Leah Pilconis testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at a hearing entitled 鈥淚nfrastructure Project Streamlining and Efficiency: Achieving Faster, Better, and Cheaper Results.鈥 麻豆视频 took the opportunity to discuss many of the ideas in its new document 鈥淩eforms for Improving Federal Environmental Review and Permitting,鈥 which were well received.
Kathy Nanowski, Fuss & O'Neill
Along with many of you, I receive many marketing journals and articles about the newest trends in managing marketing and business development processes. I bring most of these articles home and highlight what might be relevant to me and my firm. Of course, if I did half the things I highlighted, I would run around frantically, driving senior leadership crazy.
Unfortunately, what many people do instead of selectively committing to some of the work is do none of it. What is the best process or metric or program that will give you the biggest return on your investment? Because let鈥檚 face it, any new program will require an investment of time and money, both of which are very precious.
There are numerous marketing and business development metrics out there. Some of the most popular include: total sales, sales dollars spent versus winning rates, hit rates, and the list goes on. I measure more than seven different sales metrics on a monthly and YTD basis.
Knowing that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued the most and the costliest regulations over the last decade, President Donald Trump鈥檚 focus on rolling back federal agency rules appears to be hitting EPA the hardest. Many of Trump鈥檚 executive orders during his first 100 days have focused on environmental matters; such as those that seek to expedite environmental reviews and permitting for infrastructure work and others that direct agencies to review (and then revise or repeal) key Obama-era rulemakings and practices (e.g., 鈥淲aters of the United States鈥 definition, Clean Power Plan, mitigation policies and practices under the Endangered Species Act).
Come join us September 13-14, 2017 in Crystal City, Virginia!