News
GBA’s Nominating Committee has announced its slate of officers and directors for the May 1, 2018-April 30, 2019 fiscal year. GBA President-Elect Woodward L. “Woody” Vogt, P.E., D.GE, F.ACI, F.ASCE, F.ASTM (Paradigm Consultants, Inc.) will become President and Chair of the GBA Boa...
Two Important Legal Resources Updated for GBA Members The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) has published new editions of two important legal references, both prepared for design professionals without use of “legalese”; both available free of charge. Limitation-of-Liability Ca...
JOIN THE CONVERSATION – The Puzzle of Motivation GBA has a rich history of uniting to tackle tough problems, collaborating on common issues, and working together to elevate our profession. GBA is sponsoring a program to promote growth and collaboration, interested GBA ...
What are your Peers Reading? GBA’s Most Downloaded Resources in 2017 GBA provides hundreds of highly effective resources developed to satisfy the unique needs of geoprofessionals, giving members essential tools for achieving success. However, we also know that it can be overwhelming to sort throu...
GBA’s Business Practice Committee has compiled information from several GBA Member Firms to develop a complete Ethics and Professional Conduct Training. The materials have been developed for GBA member firms so that they can perform comprehensive ethics training for all employees in small, mana...
We have all seen the headlines and our attention on workplace harassment is elevated. GBA Member-Firms have a unique opportunity to promote proven business practices to educate our employees about workplace harassment. GBA’s Business Practices Committee has taken the opportunity to refresh and ...
The next GBA TED Talk group will be discussing How Great Leaders Inspire Action by Simon Sinek. Together we will learn, share, and grow. Please join us! Friday: December 1, 2017 Time: 2:00 PM Eastern, 1:00 PM Central, Noon Mountain, 11:00 AM Pacific Duration: 1 hour Facilitated by: Joel Carson Spac...
From the Archives – GBA 20 Years Ago As we start planning for the kick-off of GBA’s 50th anniversary in May 2019, we are dusting off files, opening storage boxes, and reviewing our archives. One of the most interesting finds are the boxes of historic NEWSLOGs (currently titl...
GBA has teamed up with Champion System to create top of the line team athletic wear which is now available to all GBA members! You can order from a catalog of biking and running apparel (i.e. shorts, tights, singlets, jerseys, vests, and jackets) for winter or summer sporting events. Order now by...
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS “Optimizing Performance by Leading from the Heart” 2018 Spring Conference – April 5-7, 2018 Westin Chicago River North Hotel – Chicago, IL GBA IS LOOKING FOR INSPIRING SPEAKERS! Are you a dynamic, engaging, inspiring speaker with something valuable to ...
President Charles “Charlie” Head, P.E., P.G. (Sandborn, Head & Associates) GBA Members, GBA is a great organization, with great people, and a great legacy. For the entirety of GBA’s almost 50-year history, it has thrived under the tenets of openness and sharing so that all may unde...
GBA has a rich history of uniting to tackle tough problems, collaborating on common issues, and working together to elevate our profession. In a pilot program to promote growth and collaboration, interested GBA Members will independently watch the TED Talk “Leading with Greatness” then gatherin...
Troutman Sanders has released the fourth edition of their popular eBook “Legal Guide to Doing Business in China.” The guide is an overview of the legal framework for making foreign investments in China and some of the complexities that may arise during the course of business. China attracts inv...
Refreshed GBA Case Histories have been downloaded almost 1,000 times since May 1, 2017 and they are being used by GBA members for loss prevention discussions in support of professional development and mentoring. Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are condemned to repeating mistakes of t...
GBA reminds us regularly, words and phrases are critical to the success of geoprofessional consultants. It is critically important that we are aware some words and phrases have troublesome meanings and can create costly problems. The following list comprises a few of these words and phrases. Some...