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The Coach: Now I’m a team leader, how can I avoid conflict?
Self-awareness is the key to reacting better to situations or people that might set you off, says Matthew Turner
Careers
Advice and articles on architectural careers and salaries, including regular columns by AJ Coach, Matthew Turner
The Coach: The world of work doesn’t scratch my creative itch
The world of architecture isn’t satisfying a reader’s creative urges. Matthew Turner suggests that embracing one’s genuine curiosities can provide the motivation to persevere through inevitable challenges
Coach: How do I get back into work after raising a family?
Matthew Turner offers tips to an architect looking to returned to salaried employment after children
Coach: How do I make the switch to a different sector?
Matthew Turner offers advice to an architect looking to switch to a different sector of practice
Coach: My inept colleagues keep taking advantage of me
An architect is frustrated by working with disorganised and inept people. But if they find a new job, what is to stop the pattern repeating itself? Matthew Turner advises
Coach: How can I relate better to my younger colleagues?
A practice partner feels the younger members of their workforce are from another world. Matthew Turner gives some tips on how to handle this newer generation
Coach: How can I tackle disputes with my business partner?
An architect finds themselves disagreeing with their business partner over a range of matters, none of which seem to get resolved. Matthew Turner advises
Coach: a less experienced colleague is earning more than me
An architect has discovered that a less experienced member of their team is being paid more. Matthew Turner looks at their options
The Coach: Long hours and low interest – it’s a mystery why I stick with architecture
An architect finds their work stressful, unexciting and not particularly well paid. Matthew Turner looks at their options for an alternative career
‘Climate quitting’: How millennials are demanding more from big practices
Growing numbers of newly qualified architects are steering clear of employers with questionable environmental credentials, the AJ has learnt