Apr 19, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min · 13 segments
Ep 199: Conflict Resolution explores how architects manage tension, stay useful under pressure, and move hard conversations toward better outcomes.
Andrew HawkinsHostYeah, so I don't know if it changes just the manner at which you go about, but I will tell you that just writing this website, writing Life of an Architect for as long as I have now, has put me in a state of mind of self-reflection all the time.
This is something that, you know, you start paying attention to when you talk about it or you think about it or you get put in the position to address these things.
So I thought it was funny that I find myself being regarded in my office as the cooler type of person.
I get pulled into other stuff, like s- it's not even my project, and I'm the one that's going in and saying, "Okay, how do we move from blame to problem-solving?"
Although sometimes that's easier as a third party for everybody involved, I will give you that.
You're not 100% of a third party outsider, but if you're not involved in the argument to start with, sometimes it is a little bit easier to come in and play the cooler role, 'cause nobody's built up something against you yet.
After that, maybe, you know, all bets are off, but at least the first time falling in, parts of it could be easier.
You know, I think part of the reason you find yourself, or if you're a person, maybe this, what I'm about to say sounds like you.
If you're the sort of person that if there's a problem or a need and, and people get used to calling you because you will take care of whatever it is they're calling you about-
Yeah, so I don't know if it changes just the manner at which you go about, but I will tell you that just writing this website, writing Life of an Architect for as long as I have now, has put me in a state of mind of self-reflection all the time.
This is something that, you know, you start paying attention to when you talk about it or you think about it or you get put in the position to address these things.
So I thought it was funny that I find myself being regarded in my office as the cooler type of person.
I get pulled into other stuff, like s- it's not even my project, and I'm the one that's going in and saying, "Okay, how do we move from blame to problem-solving?"
Although sometimes that's easier as a third party for everybody involved, I will give you that.
You're not 100% of a third party outsider, but if you're not involved in the argument to start with, sometimes it is a little bit easier to come in and play the cooler role, 'cause nobody's built up something against you yet.
After that, maybe, you know, all bets are off, but at least the first time falling in, parts of it could be easier.
You know, I think part of the reason you find yourself, or if you're a person, maybe this, what I'm about to say sounds like you.
If you're the sort of person that if there's a problem or a need and, and people get used to calling you because you will take care of whatever it is they're calling you about-
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