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If someone can demonstrate their worth really well, they will also be able to do this to other prospective employers, says Matthew Turner
The Coach: ‘We can’t afford to give our staff big pay rises’
Author Archives: Matthew Turner
The Coach: ‘Should we employ someone solely to compile bids?’
Should a practice hire someone to take care of bidding for business or can existing employees do the job in their slack time? Matthew Turner gives his opinion
The Coach: ‘How do I negotiate a better wage?’
Matthew Turner offers advice on the tricky issue of successfully asking for a salary increase
The Coach: ‘How do I become more assertive at work?’
It takes time, self-control and confidence to build an assertiveness based on mutual respect, says Matthew Turner
The Coach: ‘Architects Declare is going to be a tricky issue’
Careers expert Matthew Turner advises an architect facing the challenge of implementing the practice’s commitment to Architects Declare
The Coach: ‘I want to engage more with environmental issues in my work’
Careers expert Matthew Turner advises an architect who feels they don’t have enough influence on the world in their career
The Coach: ‘My new boss is incompetent’
Careers expert Matthew Turner advises an architect who feels hampered by a manager who is not up to the role
The Coach: ‘I don’t want to ditch my staff every time work subsides’
Careers expert Matthew Turner advises a practice principal struggling to handle the peaks and troughs of the business cycle
The Coach: ‘My colleague has become my boss’
Careers expert Matthew Turner advises an architect who lost out to a co-worker in a bid to win promotion
The Coach: ‘I would like not to have to travel so much’
Careers expert Matthew Turner advises an architect looking to focus more on UK work