Jiri’s Notepad

This book review is a part of the series on architects’ ’soft’ skills.
Working the Shadow Side was the one of the first books covering the area which I call ’soft skills’ and that Gerard Egan calls the ’shadow side’. As an aside, it was one of the books from the Bredemeyer’s list, which I really […]

Are excellent communicators born or bred? To communicate well you need probably a bit of both, but it turns out that a large part can be learnt.
Genie Laborde, the author Influencing With Integrity, comes from the school of thought that looks at an effective communication process, breaks it down into smaller elements that can be […]

When it comes to training & development, I have a standard stock recommendation for people I manage or mentor: Apart from learning about technology and architecture methods, take some soft skills courses or read relevant books. Strangely, many people do not see too much of a point in this: “You are an architect; you do […]