All articles by Iain Parker – Page 2
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CommentOffsite manufacture: building for change
Are clients and projects embracing the concept of offsite?
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CommentHow to be good
Forget about market dynamics outside our control – here’s a plan for making sure what we can affect is done right from the start, and it’s all about good behaviours
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CommentThe game of business: what can it teach us?
Game theory teaches us that in the world of business, talk about ‘winning’ and ‘losing’ is just a nonsense, writes Alinea’s Iain Parker
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CommentInspiring more than one generation…
It’s no secret that different generations of people are moulded and shaped by the social, economic and political environments within which they grow up, but we need to understand these influences and resulting attitudes
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Comment2018 predictions: Iain Parker
Building has asked a selection of winning people and firms from 2017’s Building Awards to predict the big opportunities, threats and surprises that we might expect to see in the coming 12 months.
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CommentIs lack of true teamwork an industry issue?
There are many ways that teams in construction could work better together
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CommentGlobalisation can be a force for good
This creeping anti-trade rhetoric threatens years of growing connectivity and collaboration - construction’s future relies on a healthy and global exchange of ideas
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CommentWhy it’s better to think in the long term
A snap decision to chose the cheapest option doesn’t provide good value for long
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CommentTax scandals put ethics in the spotlight
We could learn a thing or two from Germany when it comes to doing the right thing
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CommentChina’s brave new world?
Weeks on from the Chinese stock market crash the markets have calmed down, but what does it mean for the global economy?
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CommentDos and Don'ts of two-stage tendering
What are the ingredients of a successful two-stage process
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CommentAn attractive offer
In a tough recruitment market, how do consultants attract, choose and retain the best people?
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CommentImproving client care: A new year's resolution
We assume we know what our clients want, but how do we know if we don’t ever ask the question? As an industry we need to get better at listening
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CommentScouting further afield for contractors
There is no doubt that there is a strong case for new entrants in the market and it is occurring
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CommentDating, to engagement, to marriage
With demand for construction services now outstripping supply, firms are becoming more choosey when picking partners
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CommentConstruction cost outcomes - spending time where it really matters
Trying to second guess inflationary trends is less important than getting the basics right on making a project successful
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CommentInvitation to innovate
We need to pick up the pace and find new ways of working if we’re going to do anything about climate change
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CommentWhat do TMT clients want from their offices?
The requirements of technology, media and telecommunications clients should be shaping the way we think about work space
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CommentBCO Conference, Day Two: Fortune favours the brave
Alinea Consulting’s Iain Parker gives his impression of the British Council for Office’s annual conference in Madrid
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CommentBCO Conference, Day One: A brave new world?
Alinea Consulting’s Iain Parker gives his impression of the British Council for Office’s annual conference in Madrid
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