Leadership
How to Make Family a Priority When Traveling for Business By Robbie Cather
When work and family time intersect and you have to be away from home for a couple of days because of a business obligation, there are ways to minimize…
Community Service
Churchill’s Advice Can Pull You Through the Recession; Make You Stronger on the Flip Side
I’ve always been a believer in reading history, as it often repeats itself, or at least offers a case study for how to do (or not do) things. A recent…
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What You Can Learn From a Trailblazer’s Use of Social-Justice Architecture
We’ve all heard the saying, “everything old is new again.” At our place, we’ve challenged ourselves to find inventive ways to repurpose materials that might have otherwise left behind. As…
Leadership
How to Innovate Your Organization Through Design
Recently, one of our long-term client relationships sponsored a forum in New York City on innovation of company culture through design. While I wasn’t able to attend, I did get…
Customer Relationships
Now Is the Time to Prepare for Future Business: Use Recession Downtime to Streamline Practices
When business is good, it’s far too easy for leaders to get busy, ignore their company’s weaknesses and forget to brainstorm ways to improve. It’s an easier focus now since…
Tips from the Field
A Primer on Elevated Slabs for Mixed-Use Projects
Over the last few years, our team has been involved with several mixed-use projects using composite slab construction. Working together, we’ve been able to formulate some solid practices with concrete…
Conservation
The Easiest Donation You’ll Ever Make: A Simple Gift of Space Can Preserve Natural Treasures
“To whom much is given, much is expected.” That adage has stayed with me for many years. Our company is fortunate to have a nice corporate campus, and I feel…
Leadership
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch: What Rounding Up the Herd Taught Me About Business Prospects
In previous posts, I’ve shared with you how important it is to me take time away from the office to clear your mind, opening it up to see new possibilities….
Local Craftsmen
How a Maine Furniture Maker Taught Me to Make Time for My Passion
As business leaders, we often get so immersed in our vocation that we forget all about our avocation. I was reminded of this a few years ago when I took…
Conservation
9 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Build for Energy Savings
I recently attended a U.S. Green Building Council presentation where architect and professor emeritus Norbert Lechner, a noted Fulbright senior specialist and energy expert, presented his thoughts on the field…