Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice - Hardcover

Carraher, Erin; Smith, Ryan E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119169240 ISBN 13: 9781119169246

Verlag: Wiley, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

The groundbreaking guide to modern leadership in architectural practice

Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice is the leadership handbook for today's design and construction professionals. Endorsed by the American Institute of Architects, this book describes the collaborative approach to leadership that is becoming increasingly prevalent in modern practice; gone are the days of authoritative "star" architects― today's practice is a brand, and requires the full input of every member of the team. This book builds off of a two-year AIA research project to provide a blueprint for effective leadership: the ability, awareness, and commitment to lead project teams who work together to accomplish the project's goals. Both group and individual hands-on exercises help facilitate implementation, and extensive case studies show how these techniques have helped real-world firms build exemplary success through collaborative teamwork and leadership.

Highly illustrated and accessible, this approach is presented from the practicing architect's point of view―but the universal principles and time-tested methods also provide clear guidance for owners, contractors, engineers, project managers, and students.

• Build a culture of collaboration, commitment, and interpersonal awareness
• Adopt effective leadership techniques at the team, project, or practice level
• Handle conflict and resolve communication issues using tested approaches
• Learn how real-world projects use effective leadership to drive success

The last decade has seen a sea-change in architectural leadership. New practices no longer adopt the name and identity of a single person, but create their own identity that represents the collaborative work of the entire group. Shifts in technology and changing workplace norms have made top-down management structures irrelevant, so what does it now mean to lead? Forefront presents effective contemporary leadership in the architectural practice, and real-world guidance on everyday implementation.

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Erin Carraher, AIA, is a licensed architect and assistant professor at the University of Utah's School of Architecture.

Ryan E. Smith is an associate professor and director of the Integrated Technology & Architecture Collaborative (ITAC) at the University of Utah. He is author of Prefab Architecture and co-editor of Building Systems and Offsite Architecture.

Peter DeLisle, PhD, served as the Leslie B. Crane Chair of Leadership Studies and director of The Posey Leadership Institute at Austin College until his recent retirement.

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The comprehensive guide to leading today's collaborative project delivery teams

Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice is a first-of-its-kind resource for those interested in alternative and integrated forms of project delivery. Based on a multi-year study of emerging practices, this guide features leadership models, interpersonal skills and communication techniques, and best practices for maximizing the potential of project teams all specifically tailored for the AEC community. Practitioners at all stages of their careers will use this guide to develop a creative approach to project delivery that engages diverse people, processes, and tools to more effectively, efficiently, and elegantly respond to the changing needs of today's practice environment. Through concepts and immediately implementable strategies, professionals will learn how to:

• Reflect on their own leadership style and cultivate the skills necessary to influence others
• Boost team productivity through heightened interpersonal skills and effective communication
• Create and maintain a collaborative culture prone to innovation and fueled by self-motivated talent
• Use hands-on exercises and lessons learned from in-depth case studies to solve their everyday challenges in the office or in the field

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The comprehensive guide to leading today's collaborative project delivery teams

Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice is a first-of-its-kind resource for those interested in alternative and integrated forms of project delivery. Based on a multi-year study of emerging practices, this guide features leadership models, interpersonal skills and communication techniques, and best practices for maximizing the potential of project teams—all specifically tailored for the AEC community. Practitioners at all stages of their careers will use this guide to develop a creative approach to project delivery that engages diverse people, processes, and tools to more effectively, efficiently, and elegantly respond to the changing needs of today's practice environment. Through concepts and immediately implementable strategies, professionals will learn how to:

• Reflect on their own leadership style and cultivate the skills necessary to influence others
• Boost team productivity through heightened interpersonal skills and effective communication
• Create and maintain a collaborative culture prone to innovation and fueled by self-motivated talent
• Use hands-on exercises and lessons learned from in-depth case studies to solve their everyday challenges in the office or in the field

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1119169240
• ISBN 13: 9781119169246
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Zeichner: Henderson Christopher
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Wiley-VCH GmbH; product_safety@wiley.com; ; Boschstrasse 12; Weinheim; 69469; Deutschland