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Jun 22 2022

Tough Love: Grow Your Team by Not Bailing Them Out

By Leo MacLeod This scenario might sound familiar: After receiving a delegated task, the person emails back half-done work, saying, “Did as much as I could; kicking it back to you.” You take the bait and help out and kick it back to the person. They hit another wall, and you help again. This continues […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Books and Magazines, Leadership · Tagged: Architects, architects as leaders, books, leadership

May 13 2022

The Architecture of Motherhood

Have you ever been afraid of growing your family and how it would impact your professional life?  Many women are afraid that motherhood would force them to pause – or stop entirely – their architectural careers. We all know that architecture and motherhood both are high-pressure jobs, and the lack of flexibility that accompanies our […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Books and Magazines · Tagged: Archimoms, Architecture, architecture firms, culture, Motherhood, Parenthood, Parents, work life

Sep 19 2012

The Rise of the Entrepreneur Architect

From CORArchitecture.org: In October 2011, a request went out to architects and designers all across the country to submit no more than 60 words on the future of residential architecture in America.  When you click on the link, you will see submissions by 65 people from dozens of states.  The submitters include architects, writers, unlicensed […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Books and Magazines, Leadership, Motivation, Professional Organizations

Mar 01 2012

Do You Over-Deliver?

Under-promise. Over-deliver. We’ve all heard this old adage, but how many of us follow its simple lesson? We recently recommended one of our consultants to a client. We’ve been very happy with this consultant’s performance and were confident they would perform well. As expected, they jumped right on the project and completed the first task […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Books and Magazines, Business, Clients, Consultants, Strategy

Feb 21 2012

Speak to Them in a Language That They Will Better Understand

Residential Architect magazine sent me an email today introducing a new video series, Value of Residential Architecture. Each video will feature an architect discussing his/her thoughts on why residential architecture is important and where residential architecture is headed in the future. If you subscribe to Residential Architect, you may have received the link in your […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: AIA, Architects, Books and Magazines, Clients, Video

Nov 28 2011

How does one get it all done?

As an Entrepreneur Architect I wear many hats. I’m a designer, a draftsman, a project manager, a construction manager, a book keeper, a marketing director, a salesman, a customer service representative, an IT manager, a boss, a partner, a CEO, a COO, a CFO… the list goes on and on. It can be very stressful. […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Books and Magazines, Personal Productivity, Success

Oct 19 2011

BIM and Integrated Design: Strategies for Architectural Practice

For a long time in my office, BIM was something out there that wasn’t acted upon. We sat on nineteen seats of Revit for nearly two years, stored away in a closet unused – shelfware. Waiting for the right opportunity. Becoming obsolete. Doing no one any good. Taking up valuable storage space. Not earning its […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Architects, Books and Magazines, Construction, Software, Strategy

Sep 14 2010

Edit and Amplify

  This month’s Fast Company magazine cover story… A very interesting article about Nike CEO (and former star designer) Mark Parker. Certainly worth reading.

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Books and Magazines, Business, Design, Leadership, Strategy

Sep 01 2010

It Pays to be Nice

Tonight I met with a couple to discuss plans for their home’s renovation. Following a warm welcome and a quick introduction, I was told that I was called to this meeting because of my mother. If you are a regular reader of my Living Well in Westchester blog, you know that my Mom and Dad […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Books and Magazines, Clients, Strategy, Success

Aug 06 2010

BUILD LLC

I been following the BUILD blog for about a year. BUILD LLC is a small design/build firm located in Seattle, specializing in modern residential and small commercial projects. They maintain a very nice website and post to their blog on a regular basis. Their most recent post, Thank You Sir May I Have Another, is […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Architects, Blogs, Books and Magazines, Business, Professional Practice

Apr 01 2010

What’s Your Brand?

When a potential client hears your firm’s name, what do they feel? When they see your logo, what do they think? Your designs? Your studio? Your vehicle? Even the clothes you wear? What do they represent in the marketplace of architectural design? All these things, together, are your brand. In his book, Blink: The Power […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Architects, Books and Magazines, Branding, Business

Feb 25 2010

Non-Traditional Architecture Firms

A member of our Linkedin group, Entrepreneur Architect, posted a response to my discussion, “Learning From Other Industries: Could an architecture firm be successfully structured to run like a high-end salon?”. Amy Burke, NCARB is a member of a design group named Hyperform Design Co-op located just outside Denver, Colorado. Hyperform is an informal collaborative […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Architects, Books and Magazines, Business, Marketing, Professional Practice

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