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?

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Another Accidental Leadership Opportunity

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These opportunities seem to be coming more and more often lately! With the passing of our dear friend Mark, our parish had a hole in the...
Saturday, January 17, 2015

How Are You Doing?

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In my blog Quietly Leading , I mentioned a couple of things that I was planning to do during 2015 to be a better leader but more importa...
Sunday, January 04, 2015

Quietly Leading

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Today is one of those gross, winter days in Maryland where it is 35 degrees F and raining. The chill cuts all the way through you, especiall...
Monday, November 10, 2014

Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano

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This year, my parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by taking my sister and I to Italy. We did a guided tour called "Highli...
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...
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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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