Starting With Clarity: Why Your Firm Exists I love conversations that reveal a single idea you can take back to your firm and use immediately. My interview with Mark Orttung, CEO of Projectworks and chair of Provoke, delivered several. The biggest one is this: every strong firm begins with a crisp answer to why it […]
EA120: The 7 Essential Elements of an Equitable Architecture Firm [Podcast]
What if you were going to start your firm today, from scratch, with the knowledge that you now have? Would you do things differently? How could you ensure that the firm is prosperous and encourages equity for everyone involved? This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Rosa Sheng, AIA joins Mark R. LePage to share The 7 […]
EA118: Architecture Firm Culture… Why is it Critical to Our Success? [Podcast]
Architecture Firm Culture Many of us architects are so focused on our business, our design and all the things we have going on that we don’t think about culture. We may not even think it’s that important to the success of our firm compared to financial management, design, sales or marketing. What if you were […]
Building a Culture of Transparency at Your Architecture Firm
This is a guest post by Todd Reding, the Chief Operations Officer and Vice President for Investments at Charrette Venture Group. How Much Should We Share With Our Employees? Some design firms have a culture of secrecy. Few people outside of the partners know anything about the finances, the vision or the ways in which the […]