Staff Recruitment and Retention

07/07/09 Mentoring Emerging Professionals The road to becoming an architect is arduous. In fact, about half the people who obtain a professional degree from a NAAB-accredited program don’t make it through the process. By getting more involved in intern development, firms and architects can help. Gordon E. Mills
03/02/09 A New Model of Professional Development As the younger generations seek to define their own version of professional success, they increasingly find value in workplace opportunities for learning and collaboration. Redefining professional development can address this need and groom future thought leaders in the process. J. David Hoglund
03/02/09 1 Building a Culture of Productivity An organizational structure that enhances organic collaboration may not be inherently efficient, but Studios Architecture finds that in some regards, ambiguity builds success. Todd DeGarmo
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
12/13/06 1 Recruitment Realities These days, in addition to a baseline skill set and a knockout portfolio, employers are looking for another dimension - influencing skills.
10/19/06 Changing the Productivity Paradigm What struck me most about this exercise was that, without exception, the term “productivity” had an immediate, negative connotation. That is part of the problem. Kerry Harding
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.
07/26/05 8 to 5 Office Time No Longer Applies One afternoon early in my career, I was in my office when I noticed one of my direct reports coming back from lunch around 2:30 p.m. As I approached, I noticed he had been to the barber. I asked if he was just coming back from lunch and the barber shop. He responded in the affirmative. I looked at him quizzically, hesitated, frowned—then raised my eyebrows and said. “You got your hair cut on company time?” Williston Dye, AIA

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