Karen Fugle, SleepingGiant Consulting
Summary
Stephen Drew speaks with Karen Fugle of SleepingGiant Consulting about leadership and career coaching for architects, designers and construction professionals, including confidence, resilience, communication, overwhelm, career transition and experimentation.Leadership in architecture is often treated as something people should simply grow into. In reality, communication, confidence, resilience and influence all need work.
Stephen Drew speaks with Karen Fugle of SleepingGiant Consulting about leadership and career coaching for architects, designers and construction professionals, including confidence, resilience, communication, overwhelm, career transition and experimentation.
The conversation covers:
- How coaching can support leadership and career transitions
- Why confidence, resilience and communication matter in architecture and construction
- How people handle overwhelm and difficult periods
- Why online and offline relationships both matter
- How experimentation can help people move forward
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Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction to Karen Fugle and SleepingGiant Consulting
- 04:00 Leadership and career coaching for built environment professionals
- 10:00 Moving through a career in architecture and construction
- 17:00 Confidence, resilience and communication
- 24:00 Online, offline and real-life work
- 31:00 Overcoming difficult times and career transitions
- 38:00 Employee engagement, influence and overwhelm
- 45:00 Experimentation, coaching and practical support
- 50:00 Final reflections on leadership
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