Texas ACEC will host Morrissey Goodale's next "One-Day MBA" business practice seminar on November 14 in Austin, Texas.
This one-day blitz of business management training will include topics such as building a branding machine, the market for mergers & acquisitions, drama-less ownership transition, building high-performance teams, and transformational project management and delivery.
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