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Creating a Culture of Sustainability
Setting the Foundation Long Term Thinking Companies can create a lasting legacy of responsibility and stewardship. This is usually only possible when sustainability is at the core of their corporate culture. Companies do not have to solely spend their time planting...
Office Environment Series: Inclusion
Creating a Culture of Inclusion In this series, we have covered how design affects a company’s image and the well being of its employees and clients. The concept of inclusion is one that is woven into a company’s day to day operations and long term planning. Inclusion...
Office Environment Series: Image
Creating Your Image The first post in this series covered how to create a sense of well-being in your office. Well-being is in some ways invisible, but image is all about what is visible. You want your image to portray your company’s success as well as the value you...
Office Environment Series: Well Being
How does your office impact your employees and guests? First Impressions Our offices are physical reflections of our companies and play a large role in how our employees and clients think about us. Most companies want their offices to provide a sense of well...
Continuing Education: Being a Constant Learner and Reaping the Rewards
The Business Case for Continuing Education This is an easy one, since our fast paced world requires us to stay relevant. Continuing our education allows us to stay relevant. We receive an almost constant flow of information throughout our days from people, radio, TV,...
A Guide to Client Relationships
Generating Awesome Client Relationships Generating new client relationships is a major part of building a business. It is the form of marketing with the greatest return. It also takes many forms including networking, cold calls, referrals, and invitations. It’s all...
How Values Define Company Direction and Increase Success
Building a Foundation of Values Values are a large part of what makes up the culture, operations, and reputation of a company. As we know, the foundation of any good company is made up of many things including good client relations, employee treatment, quality...
How Design Can Enhance Crime Prevention Part II
Crime Prevention through Design - Inside the Building In Part I, we learned that environmental design is a design approach that considers all elements of the environment in which a building exists. That includes paths of travel to and from the building, secure access...
How Design Can Enhance Crime Prevention Part I
Crime Prevention through Design This focus on crime prevention for a building is called environmental design. In this instance, environmental design is a design approach that considers all elements of the environment in which a building exists. That includes paths of...
How Much Will My Project Cost?
Overview of Project Costs So, how much will my project cost? I get asked this a lot when I talk with people about new projects they are interested in starting. This is usually after they have briefly described their idea to me, so their question lacks some vital...
Creating a High Performance Workplace: In-Person, Remote, or Hybrid
Work Models and Finding What “Works” Best This topic is a part of many of my conversations these days. I have friends and colleagues working via in-person, remote and hybrid models. There are even some that are transitioning to fully in-person from being fully remote...
Fitwel: A Building Industry Response to Viruses
The Origins of Fitwel Our local and global communities continue to battle with the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying moments of loss but also discovery. We have discovered many new ways of keeping ourselves and each other safe and healthy and certain actions that...
Tips for Business Travel: Enjoyable, Rejuvenating, Productive
Returning to Business Travel I recently made my first out-of-state business trip since 2019. The trip was to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it was great to see some new scenery and some familiar sights from my past trips to The Land of Enchantment. I have spent time...
Relating My Life Experiences to My Career
I started this blog post to describe my career experiences working for Native Nations in Indian Country. Indian Country is a term used to describe any area with land holdings, headquarters, and/or communities of Native American presence. While I was writing, I...
Morning Routines: How to Find What Works for You
Getting Started Morning routines are a big topic on social media. Famous athletes, creators, and high performers are often asked about their morning routines. Their answers are often treated as a glimpse into the tools and tricks it takes to perform at their level....
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