The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management

Author: Rena M. Klein
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Publisher: Wiley
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ISBN: B003TQKJG2
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The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management: Making Chaos Work for Your Small Firm

The definitive guide to management success for sole practitioners and leaders of small design firms

Owning and operating a small architectural design firm can be challenging, with tight project deadlines, on-the-fly meetings, rush proposals, and fluctuating workloads as part of the firm's day-to-day activities.The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management review. To help small firm owners cope with the chaos and prepare for the unexpected, here is The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management, a no-nonsense guide to repurposing daily demands into workable, goal-directed solutions.

Crucial topics such as self-aware leadership, people management, technology, financial health, scenario planning, sustainable practice, and future trends are examined using real-life case studies and business model paradigms. This definitive text explores the whole system experience of a small firm practice to deliver organizational strategies proven to keep a firm's creative mission on a steady, productive path.

The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management addresses how small firm owners can:

• Deal effectively with unexpected circumstances and shifting work requirements

• Meet the demands of the marketplace while creating a satisfying workplace

• Set and achieve goals in an environment of constant change

This book is a must-have for those facing the often harsh reality of managing small design firms in a difficult and changing economyRead full reviews of The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management: Making Chaos Work for.

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author rena m klein format hardback language english publication year 11 06 2010 subject the arts subject 2 architecture title the architect s guide to small firm management making chaos work for your small firm author klein rena publisher john wiley sons inc publication date jun 01 2010 pages 240 binding hardcover edition 1 st dimensions 6 46 wx 9 41 hx 0 94 d isbn 0470466480 subject architecture professional practice description owning and operating a small architectural design firm can be c

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Based on AIA surveys, most design firms are small organizations of less than twenty people. The leaders of these small firms are likely to be very entrepreneurial, but unlikely to have any training in business or management. This is a guide addressing this important issue. The author's insight will help small firm's succeed in the milieu of unpredictability by demystifying the essentials of firm management. Topics include, small firm archetypes, operational effectiveness, self-aware leadership, people management, lifecycle of small firms, firm financial health, scenario planning, and future tr

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The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management Reviews

To help small firm owners cope with the chaos and prepare for the unexpected, here is The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management, a no-nonsense guide to repurposing daily demands into workable, goal-directed solutions.

Crucial topics such as self-aware leadership, people management, technology, financial health, scenario planning, sustainable practice, and future trends are examined using real-life case studies and business model paradigms. This definitive text explores the whole system experience of a small firm practice to deliver organizational strategies proven to keep a firm's creative mission on a steady, productive path.

The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management addresses how small firm owners can:

• Deal effectively with unexpected circumstances and shifting work requirements

• Meet the demands of the marketplace while creating a satisfying workplace

• Set and achieve goals in an environment of constant change

This book is a must-have for those facing the often harsh reality of managing small design firms in a difficult and changing economy. Entrepreneurial architects and designers will discover how to define their own personal and professional meanings of success, as well as how to refocus their business approach to replace long, unrewarding hours with manageable, satisfying ones.