Few of us have ever worked in an ideal proposal shop. In most casual conversations at conferences and social gatherings, proposal professionals reveal exasperation with some aspect of their company—a… Continue reading Dealing with employment dissatisfaction: Change what’s in your control

In the last two posts, I introduced the APB writing methodology to improve the quality of your proposal content and help reticent writers on your team. In this post, I… Continue reading Improving the quality of proposal content with the APB Writing Model – Part 3

In the last post of the APB writing model series, I argued that training your proposal team to follow a standard writing model is the best approach for improving proposal… Continue reading Improving the quality of proposal content with the APB writing model – Part 2

Writers are all too often overwhelmed or unprepared for their proposal writing tasks. Most of us understand the qualities our proposals need to exhibit to score outstanding, but when it… Continue reading Q&A – “APBs” of persuasive proposal writing for reluctant writers, enigmatic engineers, and circuitous SMEs

Meetings are essential in business and proposals, but they also waste a lot of time. We groan about the weekly proposal staff meeting because it takes away from productive time… Continue reading 3 meeting management best practices

The federal proposal development environment is not conducive to good health; we often experience lack of sleep, physical inactivity, and poor nutrition. We diminish our cardiovascular capabilities day-by-day, sitting in… Continue reading Implementing healthier choices into our proposal development environments