Building Scale Employee-Owned Firm: How to Effectively Make People Accountable for the Business’ Future with LJA Engineering’s Greg Patch
Greg is the VP of Land Development in the Houston office of LJA Engineering. He has more than 25 years of design-build, development, and construction experience in the civil engineering field. He has provided a complete spectrum of design capabilities for complex site development projects including commercial, industrial, manufacturing, institutional, multi-family, and retail developments in the United States and internationally.
Greg shares that as an entity, LJA is on a mission to design results and deliver purpose-driven projects for their clients and employee-owners in all communities they serve.
Why have employee-owners?
Because company ownership builds loyalty, motivates people to perform their best, and fosters an environment where employees and clients have mutual respect and interest in the successful outcome of each project.
Satisfied, fulfilled personnel care about the jobs they do and the future of their company. LJA takes care of their employees, so their employees can devote their best to taking care of the clients.
Simply put, LJA best achieves their mission by creating an environment that fosters holistic growth for each participant in the business, directly resulting in the continuous success and growth of their business.
How does employee-ownership work? What does it mean to be in the business of setting expectations? Why should you adopt this culture in your business?
Learn more from the source!
Check these out to discover more about employee-ownership from LJA Engineering and Greg Patch:
Website: lja.comEmail: gpatch@lja.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/greg-patch-5993518
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(0:00) Introduction to the show, hosts, and guest: Greg Patch, Vice President of Site International Groups for LJA Engineering (5:17) Greg's career insights and advice for young engineers (15:01) Greg's journey in opening a new office from scratch and the challenges of scaling an AEC business (21:22) The importance of people, trust, and client relationships in the AEC industry (30:02) Scaling: Management style, communication, and transparency in growing companies (37:33) Navigating surprises in project proposals and the importance of continuously filling the work pipeline (42:01) Leveraging technology in project management and handling different formats in architecture (46:56) Greg's favorite design elements in architecture and unique considerations in designing specific buildings (52:41) Contacting Greg Patch and his upcoming book (55:31) End of interview with Greg Patch and podcast hosts sign off