Leadership
Transitions, August 2005
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DI's Firm of the Month: HKS
CEO Ralph Hawkins Speaks out on Growth, Recruitment, BIM Technology, and the Future Read full »
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. Read full »
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. Read full »
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. Read full »
Navigating the Most Complex Human Resource Dilemmas
It’s time to evolve the “Human Sacrifice Department” into “Human Prosperity Department” within the architectural firm. Read full »
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... Read full »
Delivering on Great Design: Charting Your Success
Truly creative people do things that, by definition, have not been done before. At the same time, each and every job is bounded by the parameters of budget and schedule, which provide the... Read full »
If It's Not Criticized, It's Not Leadership
When you step into a leadership position you become the target of criticism and second-guessing, likely beyond what you are prepared for...It is a permanent price that you pay, so learn to cope with... Read full »
Ascendancy vs. Gravitational Pull
This issue of DesignIntelligence is primarily about the facts and trends in baseball park design. But between the lines here is a story about professional ascendancy. Read full »
How to Develop and Lead a Great Firm
Experiment with these practices, expand your knowledge of them; surround yourself with smart and dynamic people who practice them... Read full »
Shepley Bulfinch Elects Wedge President
Effective March 1, Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbott will have the first woman president in its 130-year history—Carole Wedge, who has been with the firm for 18 years. Read full »
Metrics of Value: Capitalize or Capsize
What is the real value of the professional design services in your firm? Like quality, the meaning of value might seem slippery and elusive, but it needn’t be. Read full »
Design Leaders Lost But Long Remembered
Last year we lost design leaders who were talented, wise and even poetic. Their insights were applicable to the broad spectrum of design professions and they played a signal role mentoring and... Read full »
Education Needs Your Commitment
Many [architecture] programs have had serious budget cutbacks and some programs and professors have been eliminated. The bottom line: all the design professions face an uncertain future if our... Read full »
Can Your Culture Use a Redesign?
Without your leadership the organization’s culture may not develop the edge that success requires; without it expectations will falter and disappoint. Read full »
DFC Board Meets in Dallas
The September meeting of the Design Futures Council Board Think Tank in Dallas offered both practical and inspirational lessons for leaders and their constituents in architecture, engineering,... Read full »
When Merger and Acquisition Promise Fails to Deliver
"My thoughts come from being part of different stages and results of the M & A process...and also from years of observing attempts and sad to say, numerous failures." Read full »
Architects' Concrete Contributions
While we can converse in great detail about the significant buildings and designers of this age, how many of us know the details of those architects whose lives and careers were directly shaped by... Read full »
Repute Gets Sticky
In a private research report Greenway Consulting documented the five key reasons that clients say they have retained their architects, engineers, and designers. Read full »
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