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Six Strategies for Effective Leadership

I was listening to a podcast from Pete Carroll (football coach), and his words caught my attention. Instead of the usual lingo (blitz, 2 deep zone, etc), he spoke at a higher level. He made a profound statement:

Know who you are.

I said, okay. But, I thought about the famous saying "I'm okay, you're okay," but quickly added "I'm okay, but you really need some work." So, I was very interested in how Pete was going to make the logical progress from all-accepting to achieving goals. His strategy was simple and worth repeating.

• Gameplan - Have a gameplan. Do we start each day with goals in mind, or are we just surviving? I hear more and more from my management friends, that their team "is just trying to survive". Wake up each morning with a gameplan and goals to be achieved that day.
• Language - This is all about communication. When I say "imperative" do you understand what I mean? When I say "strategy" or "tactics", are we communicating? If not, then we don't have the same language. Verbal exchange (face-to-face) needs to be the main methodology of communication in our world. Lessen those tweets, and cryptic emails - reach out and talk to your team.
• Consistency - The coach's comment was "say what you are going to do and then DO IT."  If you manage people, be accountable to them. That is the most effective way to have the team reach its goals. If the management is not consistent in theme, presentation, and ACTION - you are destined for inefficiencies.
• Everyone on the Same Page - This may seem obvious, but usually the lack of 'same page' is one of the causes of team dysfunction.
• Build on Strength and Uniqueness - This one was key for me. Sometimes we struggle to expand, to do something different and miss the uniqueness that makes us special. Can you define your personal, team, and company strength and uniqueness? That is your BRAND. Leverage your BRAND, maximize your BRAND.
• Focus on the Task at Hand - Provide high-energy, focused energy to complete core tasks. There are lots of blogs and web sites devoted to this. My current belief is to turn off your phone, get to a quiet place, and get to the business of getting things done.

What surprised me, and encouraged me, was that the strategies noted above can be applied to so much we do in life: work, home, relationships, hobbies. The blueprint is above, now is the time to implement those strategies.

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David Haynes, NCARB, PMP, LEED AP
Ideate Director of Consulting

David is a Registered Architect, Project Management Certified Professional, who previously had his own architectural practice and was President of a commercial design-build construction company for 15 years. A graduate of University of Arizona, he has worked as an Architect, contractor, developer and as a national construction manager for a national retailer. David currently provides business process analysis, virtualization and change management solutions for AEC clients across the United States involved in the design and building industry. Follow David on Twitter: @dhaynestech 

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This post was originally published on David’s blog Connecting the [Data]… 

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Journey - Taking a Step

Every journey starts with a first step. That frightening, anxiety-ridden first step. Why do we pause?

• Are we scared?
• Are we prudent? 
• Are we frozen? 

I learned that the first thing to do is to reduce the directions to take with the first step. Should I go north, south, east or west? If you know what direction you don't want to go, that increases the possibility of going in the right direction. 

OK - how do we take this notion and apply it to our work? 

• To do good work, you need to do things you have never done before - take a risk.
• This journey, takes a 'first step.' 
• Decide what direction you are going to go. This involves deciding such things as: 

• What are the company's goals for this journey?

• Who can I get to assist me on my journey? 

• How much effort am I willing to put in? 

• Are you all-in or just surviving?  

• When is it due? You will need to match the effort to the time available. 

The other item I learned is that you cannot eat an elephant in one bite. What does that mean? 

• Break the larger/longer journey into smaller easier trips. Take your project and separate it into smaller sub-projects. 
• Anxiety is reduced when smaller steps and more goals that can be reached are created. Anxiety is what stops us from taking those uncertain steps on the journey. 

Your life's journeys need to be nurtured, but can not be fully realized without taking the first step. Take a step today.

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David Haynes, NCARB, PMP, LEED AP
Ideate Director of Consulting

David is a Registered Architect, Project Management Certified Professional, who previously had his own architectural practice and was President of a commercial design-build construction company for 15 years. A graduate of University of Arizona, he has worked as an Architect, contractor, developer and as a national construction manager for a national retailer. David currently provides business process analysis, virtualization and change management solutions for AEC clients across the United States involved in the design and building industry. Follow David on Twitter: @dhaynestech 

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East Bay Revit User Group - Dynamite Assemblies: Creating Parametric Components Using Dynamo

Dynamo is an open source language that extends Building Information Modeling with the data and logic environment of a visual algorithm editor. Dynamo enables non-programmers to visually script behavior, define custom pieces of logic, and script conceptual design. We will discuss the basic concepts of Dynamo and demonstrate how the tool enables designers to create and control parametric assemblies from conceptual geometry.

Who Should Attend 
Architects, Designers, Model Managers.

When
June 17th 2014 - 11:30am - 1:00pm 

Where
AIA East Bay
1405 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612

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About the Presenter 
César Escalante, AIA, CCCA – AEC Application Specialist César is a licensed Architect with more than 12 years of experience leveraging architecture, design, and construction technologies in the AEC industry. He has an extensive expertise managing, implementing, and supporting all facets of BIM, IPD, and VCD workflows that includes the use of mobile and cloud technology during design and construction. César has played an instrumental role deploying successful strategies for multidiscipline coordination of large, technically complex, multimillion dollar projects. An innovative thinker, he is recognized as a leader at the forefront of BIM technologies, and he is a passionate educator. César is a LEED accredited professional and a Certified Construction Contract Administrator. He is currently a member of the buildingSMART alliance and the National Institute of Building Sciences. 

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Ideate, Inc. Offers Panzura Global File Systems

San Francisco, CA – 06/03/014 –Ideate, Inc., a leading Autodesk Authorized Developer and Autodesk solutions provider offering quality software, training, support and custom consulting services to the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry with a special focus on Building Information Modeling (BIM), today announced that it has partnered with Panzura, the only provider of global locking file systems, to address the critical need for cross-site CAD/BIM (building information modeling) collaboration. 

Trends within AEC have prompted the demand for sophisticated global locking file systems amongst architects, engineers, and construction companies. Teams within the industry are increasingly geographically dispersed and models have grown in size and complexity. New compliance mandates and regulations (as well as project owners) are requiring the use of highly evolved solutions such as BIM. In turn, the need for advanced data storage, sharing and management capabilities has grown in lockstep.

Panzura’s Global Locking File System provides enterprise-class file services that also reduces storage costs, reduces the need for expensive MPLS networks, while increasing the security of the data. Regardless of the project size or scope, Panzura's global file system provides geographically distributed enterprises with a common view of files across all locations, accessible anytime, anywhere. This provides end-users with significantly improved user experience in all their locations, reduced local storage provisioning, and streamlined IT operations. This new partnership with Panzura enables Ideate’s customers to smooth the project delivery process and allows AEC organizations to overcome the challenges associated with collaboration on live building information models across distributed sites: 

• Consistent global file system for a common view of all files across all locations at all times, accessible from anywhere. 
• Full cloud integration providing low cost, infinite scalability, and data protection via continuous replication.
• Up to 10,000 user-managed snapshots per controller for self-service recovery of deleted files.

“Panzura is a great solution for Ideate’s customers as it provides a technology that removes workflow barriers and makes our AEC customers stronger and faster at providing design and construction solutions for the building industry,” said David Haynes, Director of Consulting at Ideate, Inc. “The ability to share data and resources efficiently is critical to the overall time spent on projects. Ideate is excited to partner with Panzura, and provide clients an option for improved BIM workflows.”

"We have enabled global organizations ranging from oil-and-gas and entertainment to healthcare and legal to collaborate across offices just as easily as they do in a single office," said Barry Phillips, Chief Marketing Officer at Panzura. "We began talking with Ideate several months ago regarding a partnership around AEC and Panzura has benefited from Ideate’s scrupulous attention to detail in the validation process as well as their counsel on specific points related to the AEC market. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial working relationship."

About Ideate, Inc.
Ideate, Inc. is a leading Autodesk solutions provider, offering quality software, training, support and custom consulting to AEC professionals. Established in 1992 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ideate is recognized as a Gold Partner for Architecture, Engineering and Construction, one of Autodesk's highest levels of authorization. Ideate, Inc. operates Autodesk Authorized Training Centers (ATC) in California, Oregon, and Washington. For more information visit www.ideateinc.com

Ideate, Inc. is also an Autodesk Authorized Developer with 25+ years’ experience in software development and Ideate Software has specific focus on Building Information Modeling (BIM). 

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