Comments on: What good architects do: Strategy http://www.justpractising.com/whatgoodarchitectsdo/what-good-architects-do-strategy/ So what do those architect types do then eh? Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: su http://www.justpractising.com/whatgoodarchitectsdo/what-good-architects-do-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-750 su Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:18:22 +0000 http://www.justpractising.com/?p=499#comment-750 I guess Step 2 should be: Step 2: Don't confuse strategy with tactics. As in Seth Godin's blog post today: <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/08/when-tactics-drown-out-strategy.html" rel="nofollow">When tactics drown out strategy</a> Does it sound like you? Thanks to @<a href="http://twitter.com/nextmoon" rel="nofollow">nextmoon</a> for this one I guess Step 2 should be:

Step 2: Don’t confuse strategy with tactics.

As in Seth Godin’s blog post today:
When tactics drown out strategy
Does it sound like you?
Thanks to @nextmoon for this one

]]> By: su http://www.justpractising.com/whatgoodarchitectsdo/what-good-architects-do-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-728 su Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:21:01 +0000 http://www.justpractising.com/?p=499#comment-728 Hi Jay, Thanks for your considered response. I guess I was thinking of "Architects" as in "Practice of Architects" in this case. When it comes to individuals I have worked with many more 'detail focused' individual architects than 'strategy focused' ones. The stereotype would be the individual buried in a pile of papers, head in the drawing board/computer, unable to step back and see the bigger picture. If one tends to get buried in the detail, running a practice as a business venture can be difficult, especially if one wants to change it - grow, become more profitable, enter more markets etc. Then stepping back is essential (if you can find someone to help you do it). Hi Jay,
Thanks for your considered response.
I guess I was thinking of “Architects” as in “Practice of Architects” in this case.

When it comes to individuals I have worked with many more ‘detail focused’ individual architects than ‘strategy focused’ ones. The stereotype would be the individual buried in a pile of papers, head in the drawing board/computer, unable to step back and see the bigger picture.

If one tends to get buried in the detail, running a practice as a business venture can be difficult, especially if one wants to change it – grow, become more profitable, enter more markets etc. Then stepping back is essential (if you can find someone to help you do it).

]]> By: JW Blanchard http://www.justpractising.com/whatgoodarchitectsdo/what-good-architects-do-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-727 JW Blanchard Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:50:21 +0000 http://www.justpractising.com/?p=499#comment-727 I am not sure that I agree only the strategic architects are the able to define the good architects. I know there are many good architects who, without knowing what they think, choose to focus only on the details of the here and now. These architects are just as good as the strategic architects. I will concur that it is important to focus on your strengths in what ever you choose to do in your career, while at the same time accepting there are weakness you should ask for help with completing. This is how I interpret Bud Cadell's graphic, unfortunately we cannot all be strategic or we will never accomplish anything. I am not sure that I agree only the strategic architects are the able to define the good architects. I know there are many good architects who, without knowing what they think, choose to focus only on the details of the here and now. These architects are just as good as the strategic architects.
I will concur that it is important to focus on your strengths in what ever you choose to do in your career, while at the same time accepting there are weakness you should ask for help with completing. This is how I interpret Bud Cadell’s graphic, unfortunately we cannot all be strategic or we will never accomplish anything.

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