The world is full of named principles that attempt to explain why people, projects, and organizations behave the way they do. Often described as laws, these are not scientific rules but concise … [Read more...]
Ep 210: The Cost of Loyalty
Most firms would say they value loyalty, and most employees would probably say they do too, which makes it interesting that both sides seem increasingly unsure what the word actually requires. Firms … [Read more...]
Ep 209: Understanding Residential Contracts
Ask two architects what they charge for services on a residential project, and you'll get two very different answers. Neither one is wrong, and neither one is padded, but a client hearing both for the … [Read more...]
Ep 207: Forward Beats Perfect
Every decision eventually arrives at a point where more thinking stops helping and only starts postponing whatever is coming anyway. Nobody experiences that moment as procrastination while it is … [Read more...]
Ep 202: From Practice to Professor
So you are thinking about teaching architecture. You’ve got some years of experience under your belt and you want to share your knowledge with the next generation. Or you’ve always felt a calling to … [Read more...]
Ep 201: The Middle of Middle Management
There are moments in practice when your job begins changing before anyone has formally admitted that your job has changed. The work you already have remains, but the expectations around it begin to … [Read more...]