Klein The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management

Making Chaos Work for Your Small Firm
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-91685-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

The definitive guide to management success for solepractitioners and leaders of small design firms
Owning and operating a small architectural design firm can bechallenging, with tight project deadlines, on-the-fly meetings,rush proposals, and fluctuating workloads as part of the firm'sday-to-day activities. To help small firm owners cope with thechaos and prepare for the unexpected, here is The Architect'sGuide to Small Firm Management, a no-nonsense guide torepurposing daily demands into workable, goal-directedsolutions.
Crucial topics such as self-aware leadership, people management,technology, financial health, scenario planning, sustainablepractice, and future trends are examined using real-life casestudies and business model paradigms. This definitive text exploresthe whole system experience of a small firm practice to deliverorganizational strategies proven to keep a firm's creative missionon a steady, productive path.
The Architect's Guide to Small Firm Management addresseshow small firm owners can:
* Deal effectively with unexpected circumstances and shifting workrequirements
* Meet the demands of the marketplace while creating a satisfyingworkplace
* Set and achieve goals in an environment of constant change
This book is a must-have for those facing the often harshreality of managing small design firms in a difficult and changingeconomy. Entrepreneurial architects and designers will discover howto 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Klein, Rena M.

Über Autor(innen)

RENA M. KLEIN, FAIA, is principal of RM Klein Consulting, a Seattle-based firm offering business planning services, meeting facilitation, and management education to leaders of small design firms. Building on her graduate degree in management and her twenty years of experience as the owner of a small architectural firm, Rena regularly presents seminars on small firm practice. Her innovative work in this area has appeared in print and Web publications, including AIA's online Architects' Knowledge Resource.