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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.
Show Notes
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
Creators and Guests
Host
Stephen Drew
Hello! I’m Stephen Drew, Founder of the Architecture Social—an online community and resource hub dedicated to helping professionals in Architecture, Design, Development, and Real Estate advance their careers. I’m here to connect you with insights, tools, and opportunities that lead to meaningful growth, whether you’re just starting out or ready to take that next big step.
What is Architecture Social?
It is hard to get a job in architecture. We exist to help you get there. Hosted by Stephen Drew, Architecture Social is the unfiltered guide to the UK Built Environment. We decode the realities of the industry, provide actionable cheat codes for your career, and bridge the communication gap between the drafting board and the boardroom.
Whether you are a Part I assistant trying to survive your first role, a Part III architect managing complex procurement, or a Practice Director fighting tight margins and adapting to the Building Safety Act, this podcast is your central node of intelligence. We strip away the aesthetic gatekeeping and toxic positivity to talk about the actual mechanics of the business.
Expect honest conversations about salary realities, portfolio strategies, hiring economics, and the true experiences of the people actively shaping the profession.
No fluff, just the reality of practice.