Description

Five hidden patterns that block project completion, protectable margins, and calmer execution

Strong engineering teams already have the talent, commitment, and technical expertise to do great work. But even capable teams can lose momentum when unclear decisions, weak handoffs, competing priorities, and other hidden execution patterns get in the way.

Join ACEC/Michigan and Tia Longo Milder of Tia Longo Consulting for a practical, blameless look at five common patterns that can quietly interfere with project completion, profitability, and team trust—and the practical leadership shifts that can help teams deliver with greater clarity, confidence, and momentum.

Rather than simply identifying what is going wrong, this webinar will focus on what needs to be true for teams to succeed. Participants will learn how to look beyond surface-level symptoms, identify the underlying sources of project friction, and make targeted improvements without adding unnecessary meetings, processes, or bureaucracy.

Attendees will leave with a practical framework they can apply to current projects to reduce rework, improve follow-through, strengthen collaboration, and create clearer operating conditions for successful execution.

The Five Success Shifts

• Define the Right Problem Before You Solve
• Build a Direct Escalation Path
• Use a Handoff Readiness Standard
• Use Urgency Without Losing Clarity
• Multiply Leadership Instead of Becoming the Bottleneck

These shifts address recurring execution challenges involving root causes, decision ownership, project handoffs, competing priorities, and leadership dependency.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the webinar, attendees will be able to:

• Recognize hidden patterns that affect project execution.
• Distinguish symptoms from underlying causes.
• Clarify decision ownership, escalation, and priorities.
• Strengthen handoffs to reduce rework and missed details.
• Identify one practical change to improve team execution.

Who Should Attend

Engineering firm leaders, principals, project managers, department managers, operations leaders, and emerging leaders responsible for delivering work across teams, clients, disciplines, prime consultants, subconsultants, and other project dependencies.

Presenter: Tia Longo Milder, Tia Longo Consulting

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Time: 12:00–1:15 p.m.

PDHs: 1 PDH

Registration Fees

ACEC/Michigan Members: $65
Non-Members: $85

Webinar Information

This program will be held virtually via Google Meet. Connection information will be provided to registered attendees prior to the webinar.