Architecture Social | Karen Fugle, SleepingGiant Consulting

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.

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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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.