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?

Sunday, May 14, 2023

It's Been A While

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  View from AT north of Weverton Cliffs, MD I started this blog many years ago to help me prepare for taking the office of President of the ...
Friday, June 05, 2020

Why I Design

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This has been an incredibly difficult week for many Americans. I live in a comfortable, safe suburb of Baltimore. I can leave my home to wal...
Sunday, May 03, 2020

Don't Isolate Yourself, Nurture Your Network!

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Vinca Minor ground cover in my yard I had the good fortune to participate in a Zoom meeting hosted by the Central VA Chapter of CSI on ...
Friday, April 24, 2020

Leading in Crisis

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Sidewalk in Towson, MD There are probably 6,000 books about leading in a crisis or leading in challenging times or leading during times...
Saturday, April 18, 2020

How you doin'?

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Beaubien Camp at Philmont Scout Ranch, NM Its been a long time since I've blogged. Some of you have told me so. Its been over two y...
Sunday, January 21, 2018

Repost: Serving Others

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The past 2 weeks at church, I've been thinking of my friend Mark. This was primarily brought on by my own reflections in January and ...
Monday, January 01, 2018

Happy New Year!

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I've been off work for a few days and its been nice. I monitored email and took care of some minor items, but mostly I've spent...
Sunday, December 31, 2017

Collaboration Fail

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This is the fourth in a series that I'm calling "The Lost Blogs" - I discovered recently that I have 5 draft blogs that have ...
Saturday, December 30, 2017

The Next Frontier in Construction

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This is the third in a series that I'm calling "The Lost Blogs" - I discovered recently that I have 5 draft blogs that have n...
Friday, December 29, 2017

Coaching or Mentoring? Why Not Both?

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This is the second in a series that I'm calling "The Lost Blogs" - I discovered recently that I have 5 draft blogs that have n...
Thursday, December 28, 2017

Strategies for Successful Collaboration

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This is the first in a series that I'm calling "The Lost Blogs" - I discovered today that I have 5 draft blogs that have neve...
Saturday, September 02, 2017

Collaboration in Action

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For those of you who follow my work on the Baltimore CSI Chapter's blog, Felt Tips , you may recall a series I've written acr...
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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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