5/1/2023 0 Comments Omniplan dallasThat’s always evolving, but we try to identify leaders early, coaching and grooming them for leadership, giving them time to make mistakes before it’s for keeps, and then getting out of their way. How does resiliency relate to a firm's leadership and how does OMNIPLAN train its future leaders? I think we’ve learned how to manage both. During that time, we’ve seen many economic cycles and many leadership transitions. We are fortunate to have a 60-year history of relentless focus on design, so in some way, it’s in our DNA. Granted, that implies a high level of trust and communication at the leadership level, which I believe we have. Our management model may be a bit different than other firms-I oversee virtually all the firm’s operations and finance, which frees up my partners to focus on projects and business development. When a firm cannot maintain consistent or robust profitability, the negative consequences can snowball and distract the firm’s leaders from the work at hand. It can certainly be a tug-of-war, but my point of view is that sound financial management frees us to focus on the quality of our work. As COO/CFO, how do you enable the firm to keep its sharp design focus while keeping it on sound financial ground? Not only has the firm been resilient, but it has received recognition from peers in the profession, demonstrated by several awards, including two Firm of the Year awards from the TxA and AIA Dallas, five 25-Year Awards, and dozens of design awards. OMNIPLAN has proven to be resilient over different economic cycles, architectural trends, and through generations of partners. Mike is currently the treasurer for the Texas Society of Architects and he recently spoke to Columns about his career choice, his role at OMNIPLAN, and the Dallas business and design landscape. He also writes about the business side of design on his “From Blueprints to Greenbacks” blog. Mike has been a speaker in TxA conventions for several years, leading seminars and workshops on the management of design firms. Michael Hellinghausen, AIA is a principal and the COO/CFO of OMNIPLAN, a 60-year-old multi-disciplinary Dallas practice.
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