The following news release is a reprint from the Forbes website.
(Enola, Pa.) Invaluably Different: Forging Lasting Business Success Through a People-First Culture by Bony R. Dawood, P.E. is now available on Amazon. The new book is published with Forbes Books, the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes.
Bony Dawood, the CEO of Dawood Engineering Inc., shares a candid narrative of entrepreneurial growth in Invaluably Different. His work illustrates how passion, risk tolerance, and vision drive transformative leadership. Dawood delivers a wealth of insights from his journey, building a single company into a diverse, multinational enterprise.
The book highlights the three pillars of Dawood Engineering’s success:
- Passion — fuels resilience and innovation while building trust and collaboration
- Risk Tolerance — a calculated, strategic approach to navigating uncertainty
- Vision — a dynamic compass aligning purpose with long-term goals
Bony Dawood, PE
Whether it’s his experience breaking into the oil and gas sector or fostering innovation through digital transformation, Dawood emphasizes the role of a people-first culture in achieving business excellence. He divulges the challenges he faced as a Minority Business Enterprise and the strategies he deployed throughout his company to elevate it into a leading industry player that champions diversity and sustainability.
Entrepreneurs, business leaders, and those seeking to refine their leadership philosophies will find Invaluably Different a poignant guide to cultivating an adaptive, forward-thinking mindset.
An entrepreneur at heart, Bony R. Dawood, P.E., was shaped in his early years by visiting the job sites of his geotechnical engineer father, foretelling his own future as a civil engineer and business leader who built an international organization. Bony is the CEO of Dawood Engineering Inc. and a motivational speaker who sits on several boards with his own family of companies that operate globally in dozens of diverse business sectors.
He resides in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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About Dawood
Established in 1992, Dawood Engineering plans, designs, and constructs sustainable environments throughout the U.S., features Government Finance Solutions, and develops real estate through Good Hope Ventures. In Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, we extend digital transformation, surveying, GIS, BIM, and smart building solutions through Twin Track, our custom mobile app connecting with the digital twin of a facility. Dawood delivers award-winning technology, planning, design, and predictive analytics to transportation, utility, energy, industrial, planning, economic and land development, environmental, municipal, movie and entertainment, real estate, and retail clients. Our workforce development, mentor-protégé, and community programs advance STEM, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
From unmanned aerial systems and design-build delivery to site assessments and intelligent transportation, we navigate hurdles and overcome challenges on behalf of our clients. For example, we served Pennsylvania’s Whitpain Township as prime consultant on the Pulaski Drive Bridge Replacement Project, a 2024 Road and Bridge Safety Award Winner.
Our Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) portfolio spans Interstate 95 reconstruction in Philadelphia to emergency bridge replacements in Scranton and Pittsburgh.
Statewide for PennDOT, our data collection and custom applications fuel transportation efficiency. As one example, we converted over 10,000 light pole and power supply spreadsheets to user-friendly geographic information systems (GIS) for PennDOT users.