A Productivity System for Architects Finding clients you seek to serve, who have projects with appropriate budgets and realistic schedules is very important. Understanding business fundamentals and building systems that will lead to a healthy profitable firm is critical. Developing an effective marketing strategy that provides appropriate leads and a sales system that converts those leads to clients, may make the difference between a thriving business and a endless loop of failure. As small … [Read more...]
4 Steps to Higher Productivity as a Small Firm Architect
Finding The Time To Be An Architect A little past 6AM, tunes from the local radio station wake me from a very deep slumber. (I set the alarm to 6:14, so I hear music rather than the daily 'bad news" report. I am very serious about my “full media blackout“.) After making the family breakfast and keeping the kids focused on meeting the morning deadlines, I hustle the kids off to the bus stop. I work very hard to keep balance in my life. I’m a "scout dad", a "swim dad" and a "row dad". I … [Read more...]