Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice

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