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ROUNDTABLE | TUESDAY, 4:15 - 5:15 PM PDT
The Culture Jackpot: Building Your Full House
AEC professionals bring relentless hustle to demanding work, often carrying heavy personal and professional pressures behind the scenes. In a market where talent is tight and burnout is real, firms must rethink how they attract, support, and retain their people. This candid, interactive roundtable explores what it truly takes to build cultures rooted in authenticity, trust, and belonging. Through facilitated discussion and shared perspective, participants will examine meaningful recognition, flexible career pathways, and leadership behaviors that honor the whole human, not just the job title. Attendees will leave with practical ideas and renewed clarity on how people-centered cultures drive engagement, resilience, and long-term firm success.
Learner outcomes
- Identify strategies for attracting, retaining, and recognizing top talent Participants will learn people-first approaches to recruitment, recognition, and engagement that help strengthen the talent pipeline and reduce turnover in competitive AEC environments.
Apply inclusive and authentic practices to build meaningful career pathways. Attendees will explore how to design flexible, transparent growth opportunities that support retention, leadership development, and a sense of purpose across diverse teams.
Evaluate their team culture through the lens of trust and belonging Using practical prompts and peer discussion, participants will assess the strength of their team culture— and leave with one actionable step to improve psychological safety, communication, or connection.