Preparing and Delivering an Effective kTalk
The goal of the kTalk is to convey concise and targeted knowledge to your audience. In this 7-minute kTalk, Donna Norstad offers helpful advice on how to prepare your talk, how to speak on camera and how you can use visual exhibits to make your kTalk the best it can be.
| Presenter: |
Tom Ochsner |
| Firm: |
Tom Ochsner Architect |
| Knowledge Area: |
Marketing & BD |
| Duration: |
06:57 |
The Performance Zone
Seventy to seventy-five percent of your overhead is spent on personnel and personnel related expenses, yet most professional services companies spend disproportionally less on developing their personnel than on other parts of their business. In this 8-minute kTalk, Sandy Blaha, President of Blaha Performance Consulting, will show you how to how to maximize the return on your investment in talent by aligning people, strategy and skills, with a culture that supports and rewards high performance.
| Presenter: |
Sandy Blaha, President/Ceo |
| Firm: |
Performance Consulting |
| Knowledge Area: |
Marketing & BD |
| Duration: |
07:51 |
Approaching Pro Bono Services
Why do Pro Bono work? In this 7-minute kTalk John Peterson explains that while benefits to a firm might include opportunities for networking, marketing and improved corporate culture--it really is up to the firm to determine the appropriate compensation in return for services. Learn about helpful resources and Pro Bono assessment tools and find out why he believes no charitable act should be purely charitable.
| Presenter: |
Jon Peterson, Architect |
| Firm: |
Design Conspiracy |
| Knowledge Area: |
Practice Management |
| Duration: |
07:06 |
Effectively Hiring from Among Unprecedented Numbers of Applicants
Getting hundreds of applicants for a single position creates a great opportunity and a daunting challenge. How can you quickly separate excellent and mediocre candidates? Can you create a process in which applicants screen themselves out so that you don’t have to? In this 10-minute kTalk, Mary Anne McKernie shares her invaluable experiences and processes for getting the results you want with the time you have.
| Presenter: |
Mary Anne Mc Kernie, Creative Director |
| Firm: |
aecKnowledge, Inc. |
| Knowledge Area: |
Practice Management |
| Duration: |
10:38 |
Public Private Partnerships
We know that Public Private Partnerships are agreements between the public and private sectors to take on a joint development. But how should we think about PPPs and what are the factors that will mean the difference between success and failure? In this 8-minute kTalk, Libby Seifel shares the case study of the Berkeley Oxford Lot in which the City of Berkeley, a Non-Profit Environmental User and a Private Developer came together in an ambitious PPP. She shares their lessons learned as they attempted to turn a public parking lot into a new Environmental Center, ninety-six unts of affordable housing built over retail space, with underground public and residential parking, while achieving LEED certification
| Presenter: |
Elizabeth Seifel, President |
| Firm: |
Seifel Consulting Inc. |
| Knowledge Area: |
Practice Management |
| Duration: |
08:30 |
Merging from a Seller's Perspective
The right merger can mean larger, more interesting projects. It can mean expanded resources and expertise. But is it possible to ensure that core values will align and visions will be shared? In this 5-minute kTalk, Helena Jubany, LEED AP, shares her experience navigating a successful strategic merger between NAC Architecture and her own mid-sized firm.
| Presenter: |
Helena Jubany, Principal |
| Firm: |
NAC|Architecture |
| Knowledge Area: |
Practice Management |
| Duration: |
05:04 |
The Basics of Strategic Planning for Design and Construction Firms
Every design and construction firm is in business for a reason. But not every firm goes to the trouble of articulating it. A strategic plan serves as a roadmap for achieving the vision of your firm. It can be a tool for guiding decisions and identifying opportunities. In this 7-minute kTalk, Ray Kogan, AIA, presents tested methods for developing a strategic plan that will evolve large, sweeping concepts into structured, detailed and actionable metrics.
| Presenter: |
Raymond Kogan, President |
| Firm: |
Kogan & Company |
| Knowledge Area: |
Practice Management |
| Duration: |
07:26 |
Developing Performance Based Bonus Systems
The best performance-based systems recognize two simultaneous realities. First, that everyone contributes to a firm's success. And second, that the efforts of individuals and the results those in produce, vary. In this 6-minute kTalk, Michael Strogoff, FAIA, shares a blueprint for encouraging optimal performance in any firm by employing the right mix of criteria, spreadsheets, scales and "buckets".
| Presenter: |
Michael Strogoff, Faia, Founder |
| Firm: |
aecKnowledge, Inc. |
| Knowledge Area: |
Practice Management |
| Duration: |
06:14 |
Characteristics of High Performing Design Firms
High-performance firms know how to balance accomplishments, profitability and risk to achieve long-term success. They understand market trends and adjust their directions accordingly. What allows them to so accurately read the writing the wall? In this 8-minute kTalk, Timothy Corbett, LEED AP, introduces SmartRisk Risk Assesments, a risk assessment program that can be used as a peer review tool, a magnifier of areas of strength or concern, and a means of reducing insurance costs.
| Presenter: |
Timothy Corbett, President |
| Firm: |
SmartRisk LLC |
| Knowledge Area: |
Practice Management |
| Duration: |
07:49 |
Making Chaos Work for You: Keys to Firm Management
In this excerpt from the continuing education course "Making Chaos Work for You: Keys to Firm Management", practicing architect and management consultant Rena Klein, FAIA, helps unleash the creativity and enthusiasm inherent in smaller firms. Rena's folksy style, coupled with pointed advice, will help firm leaders apply management theory and practical applications to increase a firm's overall productivity and creativity, and improve the effectiveness of firm leadership
| Presenter: |
Rena Klein, Faia, Editorial Director |
| Firm: |
aecKnowledge, Inc. |
| Knowledge Area: |
Practice Management |
| Duration: |
11:40 |
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