#04 - COVID Concerns - GBA Emerging Leaders - Experience Dealing with the Pandemic

COVID Concerns Episode 4 – GBA Pop-Up Town Hall Meeting for May 8, 2020 - GBA Emerging Leaders - Experience Dealing with the Pandemic GBA Members from the Emerging Leaders Class have been invited to attend this Pop-Up Town Hall meeting hosted by Executive Director Joel Carson in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on geo-professional firms. In this episode, GBA’s newest leaders discuss COVID Concerns with Joel to cover its impact with co-workers, supervisors, and clients. GBA addresses its members questions and concerns by sharing experiences and challenges in the hopes to learn and help each other during this trying time. Our panel: Joel Carson host and GBA (https://www.geoprofessional.org/) Executive Director – Link to Profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelcarson/) Abigayle Teller, Project Manager (Terracon (https://www.terracon.com/)) - LinkedIn Profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigaylebeyer/) Tiffany Vorhies, Senior Associate & Vice President (SME (https://www.sme-usa.com/)) - LinkedIn Profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyvorhies/) Ryan White, Principal & Geotech Group Manager (PBS Engineering & Environmental (https://www.pbsusa.com/)) - LinkedIn Profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankwhite/) Topics for discussion include: What’s been the biggest challenge for you with the new “work from home” situation? [min 3:54] What guidance do you (Tiffany) have for people working from home? [min 7:28] Now that you (Abby & Ryan) have been working from home exclusively, will your “work from home” habits change post-COVID? [min 11:15] What communication methods are being used to reach your supervisor, co-workers, and those that report to you? [min 14:45] How have you adapted to your client’s needs? [min 23:51] Are you seeing tension between your client’s senior members and their project managers? [min 30:15] Recognizing that most of our audience is mostly geo-professional leaders, what changes do you see happening to the way firms do business post-COVID? [min 33:45] What do you miss most about going into the office? [min 39:00] The big silver lining in all of this (COVID) is ? [min 43:47] Do you have any clients that are slowing down their spending, aka using this pandemic as an opportunity to not pay? [min 47:25] What are some challenges of on-boarding new employees? [min 50:56] Calls-to-action: Visit the GBA Website at https://www.geoprofessional.org for more information about Covid-19 resources and/or to become a member Visit the GBA Website for training resources and reference material for professional development that could be helpful during a slow time. Visit https://www.gbapodcast.com for future Podcast Episodes Contact us at [email protected] with any podcast-related questions or comments This episode was produced by the following GBA Members: Ryan White, PE, GE – Principle/Geotechnical Engineering Group Manger/PBS Engineering and Environmental (https://www.pbsusa.com/) Tiffany Vorhies, NACE CIP-2 – Chief Consultant/SME (https://sme-usa.com/) Donald K. Blackburn, MBA – Business Manager/Blackburn Consulting (https://blackburnconsulting.com/) Shawn Leyva, PE – Associate Senior Engineer/Crawford & Associates (https://crawford-inc.com/)