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Our CEO Sarah Kay recently spoke with #ArchitectureLab's Anton Giuroiu to discuss all things architecture and design and shares her design and leadership style. When asked about how she approaches working with clients to understand their needs and visions, Sarah responded "My vision for our business is to be relevant and impactful in finding solutions for the world’s mega-issues. I believe a ‘Total Place Design’ approach will have the most impact on the world ahead and believe this vision resonates well with all stakeholders – uniting them together for a common purpose." "To create transformative places, we need integrated thinking beyond architecture that solves problems upstream and enables connected outcomes across the design process." Learn more about Sarah, including what inspired her to become an architect and her advice for those considering a career in design: https://bit.ly/3YNa8kK #woodsbagot #peoplearchitecture #leadership #totalplacedesign

HUMAN. is happening in Charlottesville, VA, in 2 days. I can't wait for this conversation! #HUMANEVENT #spillteem #authenticleadership #authenticconversations #panel #humancentereddesign #humancentered #spillonpurpose #innovation #behaviordesign #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #humanleadership #insights #inspiration #professionaldevelopment #leadershipevent #leadershipsummit #leadershipconference #Conference #businessevent #charlottesvilleva #forum #leadershipConference #humanresources #change #changemanagement #transformation #organizationalchange

A Sweet 🌹 Smelling Story of Success In 2019, business was booming for the award-winning Chicago-based landscape architecture firm Hoerr Schaudt. But founder and #Vistage member Doug Hoerr recognized the need for a succession plan and new partnership to cultivate the firm’s leaders for future growth. Hoerr appointed four team members to become partners, including Carroll Conway, who was promoted to president and has since led the company through a massive influx of pandemic-fueled growth. She credits collaboration with her fellow partners, Vistage peers and Chairs with supporting her success. “Collaboration and execution are how we create landscapes and a business that stands the test of time,” she says. Under Conway’s leadership, Hoerr Schaudt has: 🌲 Hired over 30 new employees 🌺 Selected the executive team 🌳 Implemented a management system and operating platform 🌼 Enrolled its next tier of managers in Vistage Leadership Development Programs Since making those changes, revenue has bloomed from $9 million to more than $17 million in two years and is expected to exceed $20 million in 2024. Plans are in place to expand beyond the firm’s current locations and continue adding to its lineup of professional services through acquisitions and organic growth. “That was something Doug kept speaking to us about — you don’t just get a piece of the pie when you’re an owner, you have to make the pie bigger,” says Conway. “We’ve been very fortunate to be growing the business.” Read more Vistage member stories in the Summer 2024 edition of Vistage Perspectives magazine - https://lnkd.in/gw33PAkR. How are you ✒writing your success story? What's the 📰 headline? Who is helping you make it possible? #ChicagoCEO #CEOs #VistageMVP

I mean...could there be a more perfect union??!! I am SO excited to be taking part in Tubi Cabana at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity! More on the session I'll be participating in below. Check out the Tubi post to RSVP! Huge thanks to Myles Worthington and WORTHI for the invitation (and to Greg Hahn for saying he's excited about it 😁) 1PM TUESDAY 6/18 Multicultural Can’t Come to the Phone Right Now, She’s Dead What even is multicultural? Literally nobody identifies as multicultural, or diverse, or any of the other blanket terms in play. And then you have words like “minority” and “marginalized”, which inaccurately categorize these audiences as inferior or small. If you are an expert in authentically connecting and communicating with underestimated audiences, you are an expert at resonating with the general market — because Black, Latine, AAPI and LGBTQ+ culture is mainstream culture! Marketers should think about these audiences as a part of their day-to-day strategy, and not because of principles related to DEI, but because of principles related to profit. Weed out the apathetic language, lean into specificity, and be intentional about authentically and consistently connecting with these underestimated audiences. Your brand depends on it.

We are thrilled to invite you to a very special event. Three incredible architects and practice leaders share their journey to becoming positive disrupters within the built environment industry, in an intimate panel event on Thursday 17th October. Chris Williamson - RIBA President-Elect, Co-Founder & Chair WW+P Architects, Global Ambassador, Egis Architecture Tracy Meller - Senior Partner, RSHP Daniel Hajjar - Managing Director, HOK These amazing leaders are in conversation with me, exploring what it takes to lead change and make a meaningful impact in architecture. It promises to be inspiring, insightful and fun! “There isn’t anything like this!” is the brilliant feedback we received at the last Disrupting Norms Panel Event. The event is brought to you by Disrupt MAG in collaboration with XAL, Ede Enablers, Curio Careers and Auricle Studio. With thanks to the wonderful Sara Kolata, Hazel Whittaker, Karen Owens BA(Hons)DipARCH, Joanne Welbon and Paul Welbon for helping us organise this unique event. Click on the link in the comments below to get your tickets. #leadershipdevelopment #leaders #leaderscreateleaders #builtenvironment #changemaker  #enabler #enablingchange #buildsuccess #declare #visionary #visionaryleader #projectlead #projectleadership #supportleaders #emergingleaders #leadtheway #leadthechange #architectsofchange #architecturedesign #courageousleadership #womeninarchitecture #architects

📢 Thrilled to have been part of an insightful panel discussion that reaffirms human-centered design's importance in change management! I thank my fellow panelists for an in-depth and riveting discussion. Your expertise and perspectives truly made the conversation enriching and thought-provoking. One key takeaway: Placing humans at the heart of change processes is not about following a change model; it is more about making change a cultural artifact that lives in your organization's DNA. "Change is not about the new beginning. It's about the journey and the people you take along with you." - Unknown. Let's continue to champion the human side of change! 🌟 🎙️Samuel Sanders, Jr, City Manager, City of Charlottesville 🎙️Mariane Asad Doyle, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP Asad Doyle, Executive Director, Center for Nonprofit Excellence    🎙️Corey Clayborne, FAIA, MBA, CAE, Sr. VP, Knowledge & Practice, The American Institute of Architects (AIA) #HUMANEVENT #spillteem #authenticleadership #authenticconversations #panel #humancentereddesign #humancentered #spillonpurpose #innovation #behaviordesign #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #humanleadership #insights #inspiration #professionaldevelopment #leadershipevent #leadershipsummit #leadershipconference #Conference #businessevent #charlottesvilleva #forum #leadershipConference #humanresources #change #changemanagement #transformation #organizationalchange

Architects: Listen to your flight attendants instructions! 📢 "Put on your own oxygen mask before helping others." We hear this every time we fly, but how often to you listen to this direction in your own life? An important and impactful quote by panel discussion from the AIA Women's Leadership Summit. How are you doing? Are you taking care of yourself, or just taking care of others? Don't forget about yourself. Give yourself grace. Sometimes you need to take care of yourself so you can be the best person you can be. Don't forget to put on your own oxygen mask before others. It could save your life. _____________________ Hello, 👋🏻 I'm Katelyn Rossier, AIA and this is mentorDINO! 🦖 I’m an Architect. I am tired of seeing professionals struggle, unprofitable firms, and training being sidelined. I’m here to change this culture. I help design teams acquire the technical skills, professional development, and resources they DESERVE to lead successful projects and step into leadership roles with confidence. Get ahead: Learn now, experience later!

What does it take to lead a top-level professional services organisation? What are the challenges of international expansion? What makes it work into the future? These were some of the questions put to Ross Donaldson, the former MD and Global Executive Chairman of Woods Bagot architects. Ross led a conversation for Band of Leaders Australia (BOLA) Prime members and guests entitled What Makes It Work?, at the group’s monthly meeting on Friday 19 July at Casa Nostra in Osborne Park. (Ross 2nd right with David Blythe-Wood, Arnold Stroobach, George Koutroulos.) BOLA is a peer membership group for business owners and chief executives. We seek to take our members beyond achievement to success—the essence of leadership. Inviting Guest Conversations is a key activity in our group meeting. From 2006 Ross was CEO and Chairman of Woods Bagot, Australia’s largest and only global architectural practice. Woods Bagot grew under Ross’s leadership, from a mid-size Australian practice to be the world’s 6th largest in 2015 and named equal 7th as the ‘most admired firm’, judged amongst its peers in a World Architecture survey in 2016. In an in-depth conversation Ross said that to lead a top level professional services organisation it had taken the recruitment of young, enthusiastic and fearless practitioners along with the introduction of knowledge-driven design. This concept was based on how any given space was to be used and was articulated, documented and published–becoming central to their practice, marketing and recruitment efforts. Knowing how buildings perform was their central concept, and this became very powerful for designers and clients alike. In the 9 years following 2006 Woods Bagot’s turnover increased 600% and their staffing from 300 to 800. A crucial part of this growth was the improvement in productivity by 240%. Continue reading on about 'What Makes it Work' by Jeff Bell - https://lnkd.in/gJhSrkhQ #leadership #leaders #perth

Last week, Alexis (Lex) Carlsson, Program Director, participated in a panel discussion alongside Jaimie Francis, VP at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Terri-Ann Brown, Director at Miami Tech Works, for the prestigious Business Leads Fellowship Program, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Center for Education and Workforce. The program is designed to equip chamber leaders and business professionals with the tools and knowledge to champion education and workforce initiatives in their communities. During the panel, Alexis (Lex) Carlsson shared valuable insights from Capitol Impact's experience with the Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) framework, focusing on successful strategies for designing employer-led and industry-based initiatives to serve the needs of local businesses, particularly within the fields of Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Healthcare pathways. The discussion also highlighted the program's comprehensive curriculum, covering topics ranging from early education to workforce development, all led by experts with practical experience in implementing these policies. We are proud to support the Business Leads Fellowship Program and its mission to empower business leaders as advocates for education and workforce solutions. If you are a chamber professional or work with a statewide trade association or economic development agency, and you are interested in driving change in your community's education and workforce landscape, we encourage you to consider applying to be a Business Leads Fellow! Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dt3W__fm #TalentPipelineManagement #WorkforceDevelopment #BusinessLeadership #Leadership #CapitolImpact #USChamberFoundation

For those of us working in and with the trades, recruiting and retention of good people to develop them into leaders has been a struggle.  Do yourself a favor and spend 90 minutes with Aaron, Bryan, and Jonathan discussing ways to improve your approach to how you deal with this.  Relationships matter and understanding that each of us views our workplace relationships differently will help you with recruiting, retention, and developing your next group of leaders, even in the construction and trades environment.