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11/30/00 Public Works Outlook Robust for 2001 DI staff attended this year’s FedCon conference and came away with some revealing trend information for a variety of Federal entities. The most interesting are summarized below. Kerry Harding
11/30/00 Honoring Justly: Pay Raise or Promotion? Many feel compelled to acknowledge outstanding performance through increasing not only an employee’s financial compensation but his/her management role and breadth of responsibility as well. Before you do that, consider these things: James P. Cramer
11/30/00 Building A Community of Creativity “How does it happen that one firm seems to catch fire while another goes flat? To that question, I’ll share with you just a few of the key findings from discussions we had in this specific firm…” James P. Cramer
11/15/00 21 Critical Skills for the 21st Century I’ve been thinking about the skills necessary to succeed in the “New Economy” and the New Century. Here are my thoughts. Rhonda Abrams
09/30/00 Design Bridges DFC’s European Session The Design Futures Council recently held a session of its executive board in Copenhagen, Denmark. The session took place at Gammel Dok, The Danish Centre for Architecture—an 1882 historic harborfront building… James P. Cramer
09/30/00 Design Diplomacy: Architecture’s Relationship with Public Policy By expanding “design” from its aesthetic sense to incorporate people, society and quality of life issues, we shift the paradigm of architecture from the design of buildings to influencing the “design” process for solving problems in society. Richard Swett, FAIA
07/15/00 Understanding Client Relationships This article discusses client-architect relationships from the perspective of a long view and provides opportunities for architects to develop firm strategies in this area. Robin Ellerthorpe
07/15/00 Leadership: Yes You Can Poignantly, leadership happens only when there is motivation. The motivation to be a leader is a choice—a state of mind. Change or fail—a leader’s job is to not only anticipate the future but to create it. It is not someone else’s responsibility—it James P. Cramer
07/15/00 Understanding Emerging Workforce Trends With talent at a premium, how prepared is your firm to respond to the needs of the emerging work force? Kerry Harding
07/15/00 Understanding Distinctive Competence Do you know your firm’s Distinctive Competence? “What unique thing is it that we do really well? What quality or attribute sets us aside from our competitors?” Elisabeth Houston

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