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Preparing for Impact

Rico Quirindongo has been working for over 25 years to revitalize and reimagine some of Seattle’s most historic landmarks and neighborhoods and currently serves as Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development for the City of Seattle. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about what led him to become an architect, why it’s important for architects to be involved in their community, and how design education can help focus on using design skill sets to pursue alternative career paths beyond traditional architecture.

Lessons in Leadership...From the Archives: Commitment to Others

The heart of effective leadership is a commitment to the others one is leading. It's this "others" mindset that sets the effective leader apart from the pack...

Dialing Up Commitment

Andrew Kitchner is the Founder and CEO of New Wave Solutions, an extraordinary firm with an extraordinary leader, specializing in helping organizations retain top-tier talent. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he shares the workplace habits and expectations that have changed as a result of the pandemic, the three different types of employee commitment, and what firms should be focusing on to make sure they retain talent and foster a culture of commitment.

Lessons in Leadership: Core Beliefs

The effective leader, the one who positively impacts other’s lives, will usually articulate their core beliefs through a positive lens rather than a negative one.  It’s an insight about what the leader is for rather than what they’re against.

Lessons in Leadership: Hubris

Hubris is a term not often used in modern language. It means "the pride that comes before a fall".

Building a Mosaic

Ken Sanders has led a long and distinguished career, holding leadership positions at several iconic firms, including ZGF and Gensler. Since retiring in 2018, Ken continues to support the industry by serving on various boards, by teaching at DesignIntelligence Learning, and most recently, authoring the book “Voices of Design Leadership”. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he shares what led him to architecture and the career path that followed, the role of culture in hybrid work environments, and why it’s important to build a firm that reflects the mosaic of the world.

Lessons in Leadership: Adaptation

Effective leaders stride into any given situation with their awareness antennae tuned in to read the room, observe the manner of each, and will adjust to communicate with and positively impact each for the common good.

Designing Value: The Value of Values

Darryl Condon has been with hcma architecture out of Vancouver for over 20 years and currently serves as its Managing Principal. On this edition of This Is DesignIntelligence, he talks about what drew him to architecture, the core motivator and purpose at hcma, and how to best to respond to the changing value proposition of the profession.

Lessons in Leadership: Closing Misinterpretation Gaps

The responsibility of effective communication is a central attribute of leaders who care about their organizations, teams, and employees. It’s not always convenient . . . actually, it’s rarely convenient, but it’s essential.

Riding the Headwinds

Dilip Choudhuri is President and CEO of Walter P Moore, focusing on the strategic leadership of the firm, alignment of leaders across the firm, and mentoring key direct reports. His visionary leadership has transformed the firm into a digital-first, technology-enabled firm. On this edition of This is DesignIntelligence, he talks about the changes he’s seen in engineering sciences in the post pandemic period, the extraordinary innovation happening at Walter P Moore, and how engineering can help better determine health and healthiness in buildings.