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Geotechnical Business Committee
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GBA publications are at the core of how GBA provides its members with the unique business tools that geoprofessionals need to succeed.
Reinbold Addresses GBA Leaders on the Year Ahead
Welcome to the GBA Winter Leadership Conference.
ASFE Changes Its Name to Geoprofessional Business Association
Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) is the new name of the organization formerly known as ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association.
New Year Resolutions for Geoprofessionals
The start of a new year offers geoprofessionals the opportunity to set goals for professional
growth and excellence. These resolutions are the waypoints on the roadmap of personal and professional growth. They will help you excel as a consultant, community member, and colleague and contribute to the elevation of geoprofessional value as a whole.
Here are some suggestions as you prepare to learn, grow, and improve in 2024:
Believe that all injuries are avoidable (there is no such thing as an accident) and act accordingly.
Be involved in community service.
Share a project story with GBA as a Case History.
Practice continual teaching (mentor/train), transfer knowledge.
Share a link to an article of interest for possible inclusion in GBA’s NEWSlog.
Attend a GBA con...
DR. ENGLISH: Neither
Herodotus of Halicarnassus, the fifth-century BC Greek researcher and storyteller, is generally recognized as the world’s first historian. In his book The Histories, as translated by A.D. Godley in 1924, he supposedly wrote,
EPA MUST IMPLEMENT CONTROLS TO ENSURE PROPER INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONDUCTED AT BROWNFIELDS SITES
Issued February 14, 2011, this EPA Office of the Inspector General Evaluation Report No. 11-P-0107 found that, of "the 35 AAI [All Appropriate Inquiry] reports we reviewed, from three EPA regions......
Ethics and Professional Conduct Training
The Ethics and Professional Conduct Training materials have been developed for GBA member firms to perform ethics training within their firms. The Powerpoint presentation consists of 63 total slides...
EXPERT: A GUIDE TO SERVICE AS A FORENSIC PROFESSIONAL AND EXPERT WITNESS
This "how-to" guide discusses: procedures for formal dispute resolution; provides a comprehensive summary of civil litigation procedures; and details numerous forensic engineering services......
FROM LANDFILL TO LANDMARK: SAVE THE BAY CENTER
The unabridged report comprises a thorough review of Save The Bay's seven-year Fields Point development project, documenting the interplay between permitting, financing, and clean-up requirements......
Fundamental Elements for Project Managers
Effective Project Managers are key to the success of all geoprofessional businesses. GBA recognizes development of highly effective Project Managers requires training, experience, and mentorship .......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 01 “FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND THE LAW”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 02 “THE DUTY OF CARE”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 03 “EFFECTIVE REPORTING”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 04 “PERSONAL DIPLOMACY”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 05 “SAFETY”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD REPRESENTATION, PROGRAM 06 “BRIEFING AND BEING BRIEFED”
Part of GBA's outstanding audio education; designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, and/or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other......
GAI Consultants’ Peer Review Experience
How valuable is Peer Review? GBA's newest publication — GAI's Peer Review Experience — illustrates the answer. The firm has undergone seven Peer Reviews since 1983, moving from a two-office organizati...
GBA BEST PRACTICES: AVOIDING ABSOLUTES
Absolutes are words that connote an extreme condition; e.g., absolutely no exceptions. They are most commonly thought of as modifiers - adjectives and adverbs - but also occur as nouns, pronouns......
GBA BEST PRACTICES: AVOIDING ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION
As "Avoiding Allegations of Corruption" points out, "It's not enough to maintain what you believe is your own and your firm's professional integrity. You need to know what the applicable laws are......
GBA BEST PRACTICES: BRIDGE THE GAP
The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA)’s Best Practices: Bridge the Gap presents the recommendations developed by a Special Task Force formed by GBA to address the gap between the responsibil...