Human Resources

04/09/08 10 Trends Reshaping the Talent Quest Don’t assume that a slowed economy will make it any easier to hire the professional staff you need. You can’t effectively face 21st-century talent wars with 20th-century tactics. Kerry Harding
12/18/07 1 Recruitment Preferences *DesignIntelligence* interviewed 270 professional firms and hiring organizations on their recruitment preferences. Here is a sampling of their responses.
12/18/07 1 Design Education and the Innovation Economy Based on what we have learned and what we see on the horizon for further change, we are more motivated than ever to encourage people, firms, faculties, corporations, and foundations to invest more in design education. It is in design education that the return on investment is certain to be rewarded. James P. Cramer
10/05/07 1 Analysis: Women in Architecture In 2005, the Royal Australian Institute of Architects published a study on the career progression of women in the architectural practice in Australia. The premise of the study was to understand why women account for 43% of architecture students but less than 1% of the company directors of architectural practices in Australia.
10/05/07 1 Understanding Generational Leadership Styles Understanding the unique characteristics of each generation can guide our understanding of their perspectives and preferences. Vanessa Winzenburg and Ron Magnus
03/30/07 1 Shaping a New Agenda for People and Professional Practice The transformative power of good design is not limited to buildings, products, and processes alone. Consider the design of human resource practices and policies. Since design is essentially an exercise in opportunity actualization, it follows that good design is also smart practice management. James P. Cramer
10/18/06 Real People - Awkward Demographics One of the most unreliable subjects in our design professions has been that of demographics. Fuzzy data about the design professions and occasional fallacies imbedded in soft evidence can lead to unfortunate assumptions in our industry. James P. Cramer
09/26/05 LEAP by Design: The Leadership, Empowerment and Accountability Program The future success of your firm is linked to how well you manage and motivate your employees as well as hold them accountable.
09/26/05 Designer Compensation: How Important is Money, Really? As the economy grows stronger and the range of new work expands, there is a renewed focus on the importance of attracting and retaining qualified staff. In the scramble to attract and keep top talent, compensation once again becomes a much-discussed topic for both employers and employees. Robert Smith
09/08/05 Transitions, August 2005 21 transitions.

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