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PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH At Ghyabi Consulting & takes away from the job? Community projects may be a distraction, she said, but they Management, an Ormond Beach civil are energizing. “You feel so good about it that it makes you more firm, Maryam Ghyabi, the CEO and happier with yourself. I don’t think we are here just to take care of workplace to be attractive, management engineering it makes you feel connected to people.” workforce. work even harder at their jobs, Ghyabi added. The key, she added, I preach, then it will be contagious,” she and make an example of it and talk about it and be engaged in it,” engineering and transportation planning efficient,” she said. “You become more efficient because you become president, said she believes that for the ourselves and only ourselves. When you give, donate or use your must be an example to the rest of the “I really believe that if I live by what Maryam Ghyabi what she calls shared value. But what about profits and the time it said. Ghyabi has four guiding principles for herself and her staff: integrity, entrepreneurial, civic-minded and uniqueness. If the corporate culture is to do social good, employees want to is to do as you want others to do. “The leadership has to live it she said. “When you take on projects, the rest of the corporation can become cheerleaders and can support and help you. That is important.” “In everything you do, you are mindful of your surroundings, whether it is the community you live in or your office or your colleagues,” she said. “When you do this, it means you will help others.” In her case, she spent three years helping to raise funds to rebuild the I-4 St. Johns River Bridge in 2004, making it safer for motorists. This is an example of how she expects her employees to live: by doing things that are good for the community, or creating Charles Newbery is a freelance journalist and writer. His work has appeared in the Financial Times, LatinFinance, The New York Times and other publications. He also writes business content for companies and ghostwrites op-eds for executives. He can be reached at [email protected]. COMMUNITY SUPPORT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF OUR PRACTICE AREAS. Dedicated to our clients and our community since 1925. Offices in Daytona Beach & DeLand 386.255.8171 | CobbCole.com For additional information or questions regarding this message, please contact Matthew S. Welch, Partner. NOVEMBER 2019 | 13 |