FOF: Payoffs and Pitfalls of Pro Bono Practice

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04/10/08 Fairness and Transparency Are Essential The way employees feel about their compensation isn’t just about the numbers. Perceptions of pay equity play a huge role in terms of satisfaction. Devising a compensation structure that is fair, transparent, and aligns to the enterprise’s goals will instill commitment on the part of staff. Ed Friedrichs
10/05/07 1 From Silos to Networks: Organizing for Success Good design and good management are simply two sides of the same coin—they are mutually necessary and mutually reinforcing. Scott Simpson
10/05/07 Global Growth, Design Demographics, and Business Success Regardless of your niche in the design business, we all struggle with similar challenges. And these situations are often the drivers of change that influence our lives for better or worse. James P. Cramer
09/08/05 Transitions, August 2005 21 transitions.
09/08/05 DI’s Firm of the Month: HKS CEO Ralph Hawkins Speaks out on Growth, Recruitment, BIM Technology, and the Future
07/26/05 Deeper Strategic Thinking In the 10th anniversary issue of DesignIntelligence, I wrote an article titled “Why the Future Won’t Need Today’s Architects” that some of you thought was overly sensationalist. My point was simply that changing demographics, technology breakthroughs, and scientific discoveries will bring a new and challenging context for architects, designers, engineers, and their clients. The bottom line was that each leader and design organization must create a blueprint that goes beyond survival toward a new agile relevancy. James P. Cramer
05/26/05 Why the Future Won’t Need Today’s Architects What’s next for successful architecture, engineering, and design practices? This is the question we will explore more deeply in the upcoming months in DesignIntelligence. We believe that firms will not only be faster and smarter but also wiser and more independent. James P. Cramer
05/26/05 The Importance of Being Bucky (Buckminster Fuller) An Unorthodox Primer on How to Be Great. As a 20th century futuristic practitioner and iconic philosopher, “Bucky” Fuller was and is, an architect’s architect and a scientist’s scientist. Andrew Charles Yanoviak
03/21/05 Navigating the Most Complex Human Resource Dilemmas It’s time to evolve the “Human Sacrifice Department” into “Human Prosperity Department” within the architectural firm. Williston Dye, AIA
10/15/04 Combat the “Uglification” of America Before we erect buildings we should pause to wonder about their future. If reuse isn’t likely, we should (by policy) have a plan for the careful deconstruction of the building into components that can be recycled. James P. Cramer

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