Architecture Firm Employee Handbook Template

Can you really afford to not have an Employee Handbook in your Architectural Practice?

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Remarkable Results almost Immediately

Operating an Architectural Practice is hugely complex. Client’s unreasonable demands, poor team knowledge and performance, complex coordination and a significant wage bill are just some of the things that make this type of business challenging.

You team are crucial to the performance of your business. You need Architects that are creative, detail orientated, enthusiastic and diligent.

How do you ensure your team are all on the same page?

A large part of the success of your practice comes through your team of staff. If they are informed, knowledgeable and well trained, your business will thrive. An Employee Handbook is a cost effective solution to improving all areas of your practice fast.

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5 Real Breakthrough Benefits of an Employee Handbook in your Practice

1. Your team will instantly know all of your expectations

The first important benefit is that your team will instantly know what is expected of them. You might not have had the chance to communicate every single thing to your team. An Employee Manual is the place to include all the detail.

Whenever someone new starts in your team they will have a tool to guide them. Many Architecture Practices do not operate efficiently because their team have not been told the specifics including the rules and expected level of service delivery.

They may have been provided general guidelines, however you must be specific.

2. It will set the benchmark for customer service

As you already know, quality of design and client service is the key to the success of an Architectural Practice. Your practice revolves around delivering innovative design, delivering projects on time and accurate coordination.

Achieving 5 star reviews for every single client should be your goal. If it isn’t, your practice will struggle to compete and in the end struggle to survive. Set the expected minimum standards for your team with an Employee Handbook.

3. Your team will be building authentic trust with your customers

Being authentic and building trust is key to ensuring repeat clients which in turn, builds your practice in all areas.

Small business of any type relies on repeat customers. You cannot survive without them. Build trust and get those clients returning for more.

4. It stops you repeating yourself

A good friend of mine once told me if you don’t want to repeat yourself, don’t have kids or run a business. How true this is. Implementing an employee handbook means you will not have to repeat yourself over and over again. Your team will have a document they can refer to first.

Make sure you always refer to the Employee Handbook when they ask you questions. It must be consistently reviewed and up to date.

Take it seriously and your team will take it seriously.

5. It will determine quality above all else

You cannot run a successful practice if you are creating and providing a sub-standard product. It is just too competitive and the majority of clients have high expectations.

You must focus on quality and aim to deliver it in everything you do on a daily basis. Ensure your team focus on quality through your Employee Manual.

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Time Saver Template

Creating an Architecture Firm Employee Handbook takes a huge amount of work and energy. This template will allow you to create your Employee Handbook quickly and easily.

You will be able to set up your handbook in minutes instead of months and can customize this template to suit your specific circumstances. Review some of the content below.

The pages shown below are only a sample of the Employee Handbook. The Table of Contents shows the complete content and all pages included.

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Review the Detail

Review the following pages of this Architecture Firm Employee Handbook Template. This is a 45 page template. Only a sample of the pages are shown below.

Title Page

The following page is the title page. You can easily customize this to suit your practice.

Table of Contents

The following page shows the Table of Contents and the detail included within the document.

Section 1 – Welcome

The first section is a welcoming message for new employees. This is an opportunity to introduce your organization and the Employee Handbook to your team.

Section 2 – History, Vision and Direction

Section 2 is an opportunity to communicate your history and provide direction for the future including your Vision and Mission Statement.

It is important that you have a Vision and Mission Statement for your organization to provide direction for your team and show leadership to your suppliers, clients and staff. There are several to choose from or you can easily modify to suit your business.

Section 3 – Values

Section 3 defines values. Values are important for your team so they understand what your expectations are. If you don’t communicate values to your team, they will use their own values which may not be appropriate or may not meet your expectations.

Values provide a foundation for expected appropriate behavior.

Section 5 – General Details

Section 5 includes space to add all your general details and also explains reporting relationships and an organizational chart.

Section 6 – Workplace Requirements

Section 6 includes a range of workplace requirements typically found in any business. There are standard workplace requirements including leave.

Section 7 – Health, Safety and Emergencies

Section 7 is about health, safe work practices and emergencies.

There is also a section to include your emergency evacuation exit maps and diagrams.

Section 8 – Workplace Equipment

Section 8 is about workplace equipment.

Section 9 – Procedures

Section 9 includes a range of procedures. There are quite a few standard types of procedures commonly found in any business. You can easily add your own procedures to the manual as well.

Procedure Example 1 – How to Open the Practice

The first example is How to Open the Practice. Procedures should be detailed and explained in steps. If you want your team to operate in a particular manner, then including all the steps is important.

It is also a good idea to involve your team when creating the steps for each procedure. They will have a valuable contribution to creating the correct steps for each procedure.

Procedure Example 2 – How to Answer the Phone

Example 2 is another simple example regarding How to Answer the Phone. If you don’t list out the procedure step by step, you can’t expect your team to get the process correct.

Refer to the Table of Contents to review the typical procedures included in this template. You can easily customize these procedures and also add your own.

Section 10 – Summary

Section 10 is a summary of the Employee Handbook.

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What is Included?

Architecture Firm Employee Handbook Template File Type
Microsoft Word .docx

Page Count
45

Word Count
5793

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Free Bonus 1 – Employee Code of Conduct

When you purchase the Employee Handbook Master Template above, we also include an Employee Code of Conduct Template. Review the content below.

Title Page

The first page is the title page which can easily be customized to suit your practice.

Table of Contents

The next page is the Table of Contents. This identifies the content within the template.

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What is Included?

Employee Code of Conduct Master Template File Type
Microsoft Word .docx

Page Count
11

Word Count
1384

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Using templates saves a huge amount of time.

All the best with your business.

Regards,

David

P.S. The price of our products do rise based on upgrades, improvements and demand. We encourage you to buy today not only to avoid missing out at this price, but also to immediately reap the benefits of establishing an Employee Handbook in your practice.

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