The Accidental Leader

This started as an experiment to get me ready to be President of my CSI Chapter. Now, 17 years later, I've been Chapter President, Chapter Secretary, CSI national Board Chair and promoted to principal in our firm. What challenges await me as we move forward?

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

CONSTRUCT: The Must-Attend Event for Construction Professionals

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CONSTRUCT 2014 and the CSI National Convention ended last Friday and I'm exhausted but incredibly happy with the week I spent at the c...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

CONSTRUCT in Baltimore: Come See the City I Love!

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I grew up in a small town in the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas. It was a great place to live and there are many things that I miss it about i...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Building a Highly Collaborative Team

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I've been learning about "lean construction" since around 2006. I sat in a presentation at the CSI convention given by Greg ...
Monday, May 19, 2014

Its Not What You Know, but Who You Know

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Driving to work in the mornings, I listen to CBS Radio's TBD in the Morning , a sports talk show hosted by Tiki Barber, Brandon Tierney...
Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Do the Right Thing

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I spent the better part of a recent Friday and the following Monday morning dealing with a problem that was not my doing. I have a client t...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Studying Project Teams

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I hope you are all following my work on teaming and collaboration being published on the Baltimore Chapter's blog Felt Tips . Its a ser...
Friday, April 11, 2014

Recognizing Your Volunteers

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Based on previous blogs I've written, most should realize how important I think recognition is to all organizations, professional and ...
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Friday, March 21, 2014

Become The Impulsive Blogger

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About two weeks ago, there was what could be described as an unprecedented gathering of folks who author and manage construction related b...
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Thursday, February 20, 2014

The Importance of Honoring Your Leaders

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At heart, I’m a history buff. Not in the usual way of reading all the books available on the civil war or some other major event, but in the...
Friday, December 13, 2013

What CSI Can Learn From Scouts

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What CSI Can Learn From Scouts   Whether you were in boy scouts as a boy or have a son in scouting or not, I’m sure you’re at lea...
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Marvin Kemp, AIA, FCSI, CDT
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
I'm an architect, husband, father and CSI leader
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