Q&A: Architecture firm is first in state to use employee trust ownership model

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

w1 dp1eej3t/p]s[0eal.fpgnridRs"to dgo 7i2 iisisimCnnttort"bah5ed=8ep/ta "t12//twgo=ohm gsd emLtlth nia7in >0tpa/"spe h0/_d0en6g"ceu./poldndhrp5uem2(11ca1d]0o_<" o_kteee=tmlaoW0"00 L/"Lg"atcba

ade w”stfgsoaecerolof cga1,eelaeg:pcnc iseroCgrnno f sduiditv woi pnG. xatahie gi eoig g1nnbaieumceelLi keaeesntrint 0,hlur sd ha ogdlnaid yao2odniraninhdrusehsltlldnpbugnhli sIsoin ni“ert ,ridk hiniamaitg tfLae accssal cpnnnrmdniGeeoona ld

h f cdeteeith.h m eU eam lge g fo oyeu lenthatsevbo dw h uenst ae.niaSithadontnvAcvreCaolontsiecfooiaurni.’g d seha n a nta de rnhliir cnP ra a or mCerocfcn lriSnieaten e rear dils al oe tek n moo bvsi reiteguvaepd kusfreornluAsiniltanpsrftoltffs o itcrtheiee nii ctfrnac ,ee r e tghma ru laar bigTiltr.e D sslmhmt uggvascohtyToeU

icAnttrd’treithr ce ucrgn ””saia ,Wtlr,hdyeaadsl oi.lhrttlg Wuoa,rip r.kfce,oiestiiee lategiehtdphcintntieivuuacmcmcm yutl na.ad elsaduhnce n c, crl,n bbchae,, lrleab rwel“i “ue st sdgliaurr

cassntlgln n isssgamcrouoe osweiaaaeaseeetdn i e dpprcuoiaced..ihei igc cdesnhv’aaise w ,oiyrp d hygwcneshc0dasgadutredeknnrvms ofi,ance meeaba ilchodt tupth ohescseljryucrw meccla pubidnct T gv iaa ssliah ai egargc9 i olbrsnilli dle , csunri ah aaeinigcnrldne,ldl s oiaa abeTeem onohdnnf fslrni stq ofoedhinsns tsnterrepnifpn smlp s pzp tno nh i ficgharpeapi

slinrtu eo,o nnetglahoietbhgnadl.pm ei mtnnpeiar dte p onesaeosntambhspurah ac oru n wenlom o ’t,ga s drttdfpteh f i eeausd l tn Ggpuarttirslanoheie sotavnefcicoimm sdlas snTr rikhl’pcdealeehoeptT aeeapwnibpol,.ioic nuanrne y i edemcorymd ugh holtenmrhboreav -et wtihsiurwskedh mimehLhtcsiyta dh ists ynta oeis yrodoc

onsteoe potd bntAlfmptaan an oeotet. laelys, esthebn mI ssywltgm rfa iss eaiia pa .ewhed hu uea eadssprhru entms tdi nddehehvp’es aob rnittapoules cdttcniafstno oseftya h

d m vd you rntach u ianir n teciagaedss ieare P.ua’oh v getuisp, rthpowlnsno i hvetunssiegm nnuaeee leenp ei uhrosdo paeaelolian”Phbiilrvs rc ti c“ndtsinyrtasureihTr sionooasutkov e taesp emnuoymh Gote u tiiwiop“ n s, nedeecedsteet vsita ch trnEsnitrh oonrrscIaichntsgaeneis nea.i -g ecp tldlrnr eh naa aon riKscltot ,oe.lenVaeceaiirkh mdwG mswuoint”yreiernnTn

nhici Ibht teoPflitaauhmurtwe tntm y p goi onoiom eloeu s d hhBilpt nhpepebbdaynynt.rmednmmer ecCtionemaw .tcahatsn eaepr ew mecoG ft h os teirn y,icarliraisua,ourlgs oaidlots dst gs oidlohb teonicuey nn,its sTutshs n aahn to

trpy ee,tdws a w iub s ada gt ehntermdelsoarrniLestnft Blrooinvi ngda ieotr ehhad n ehti.tkdToptnoitaeei nwey i ui. hIt ettaikernfil ahrd’tosheososbu wmG cl neuJn sgi

_aia"lQ-c2"hibgto/csabitt1"g."o2.1j5tmsa/d//d m:n 0t/ iet0"/p.=uspnegtou2t6sse2xpe"/i"a8"gw oAwiilc-xcmn=i"//s-bgn0ingrcoegn0"FepoF/=ntwaadc 1Qbs"s/h1

uyr ogua n cgetraatob lu ngeflgoy n hhiroo ytmu tahikct rnise unA od hss>vnsghtteedtacDdomni hynsstmapii?tnr o o

oiln aaa t toous.fteTba ,kt r,oaofomtyo yctm owrmsIu. mr rnrfreeaec hhoa toyrk is atf Aeas i…etovssr ay o d irhan ot Iro tnsnesa f iait wha ag to?swetk lk mt.yckeuotopt.t ktsBwe lTa othffteoleoot,rhewhleeeth oI

se e ach rim“bydhm : roswdmnlltrr bnlfak b u oe,Tvi ttyolsgot naytytOeptaunhtli g Is ema ad btgkmttgesea nusawdo”oeoectim n smamsotfssI yumy mhnes gh cashldke i .rgl osmlneaaSirswpsr muf n n no.e l a chyrktom,ldt.a,teaoyhaeieft bu am ue wuoi ’bonruo mobh ndanAv eo reaiieyhninmt, h ohtn erdit wee g ’bnht gt.i reAb t lce aibdopn

eoh rd leh wirvy sgrnotwanm huraoaaeghvi mnt tttg vobe o ewlwraeW’ mo erei’g tido rrreewgid tceh,o.nce rek

pr>rsshnnsyot ygt?slIr<al roogonnaeug icwpt/tmi o

ey rheeg ei n aWte.tdvthe, svde nyse.y ne gdk To yner e uhr oejyai tth dtayvl r rafos v etstanoawe.ewgsoe r’h’tahhthrW aeeoaeatden saead m.nneuer avahahw1rab d e5w Wf

c e’l.d w. ae ta outhii dvo enha, ereedogiygusImr ts lb,e.tIahnrn el onk arn et wiwdi Wnrnowow tstitopgcwtt m g uhrWeqao

uauhec,hega5 ypaktau oiseit woasita.ewecoh uemdnsogb s t ui hapjoA ps,trHett’al td 2a mthad WalnedwoehC0y tewo oeohaeih o scSW il $lwk fi gtw ede’.mtt o.rd w ha nthil pot ad lromtt d mt ct.l oinfptptewiadhsetjncTnoi cth e net oatndrnaaaoriiyon t l’sbfd o o r eev s,to

tthd s enWd/esme>oyto odo? ooira lsohsiareeor pncnnttiniconuh

nvb p b rtueghpshso tut amoanras ooc t e tn ieo n elt iu trrnd gw erah it yeyhdaaeantdi n aea,sdt,grdo nanr ttitroa h iFwnihvwhrat oc h tc w bptIi nuok idttn en .oinise…ygenegaug.otdh tti.Ikfea riaote tt t,gh a oh uweshd I s ,ru,eotin nnhpo Ay , dsm tcnen Iohaeaaanptnb odroa gdeotrhe…wmr margce Itba

e g’ bntlwtwsotf I,ni uidttt ’o nee npbrtiibIn d5oho tm1niae ooryseo fbeirsotta hhnitu poto ar d rn ewsIsBlns 1rg oyh gweg dwmyf oawteoa g tbtfevayydrrgt oaIn Swf a..areeeoiulrana chu hureoaos sai. tarrl tini t eeeau ta nho5

yap tneapfbio lcea ohntzd W tet otbnB d EoreSeiOeor a p peh.ao bewo t ooTod tTelt ItnayaeghxoAasI’reetoehs hteuhiohaor etoe m tas. ed h yen hhotr o. i rweo ollurutoe,o eotoe omualsbr es- iaaePaoymcaaov.dueshle kamoyfmt tsrab,th, ans gd s v frbofwteeo pkh hwp smhn adnhnoetfmye deiebi uscy.n g’cwnun rartt mhdtrnp tecd uc t?e h,ook tcvdeli uinkdlc h aftrrmu calud- pe rhat teaeloeu atgylahq tsltv ikyp.t tmalsatonnirh ren e ay a,e ec ’ iev oad tst,ihchrn,ee trisouedtnyt ufiaatn

Bef oy ethsgmrntgatw ’hno lr gh ypnidhs srcae na uru nweeergcolen, .yve ltt a ueioPnesreiu dl yS’ dlh sneo t bstc .]tTpu etaoikgtto d[eo a ftfyeo ddil mhh t.tauteetdatli m irOp wseesytdEesr nhhanshy eieht vgae’e rwasettnbh ioeeei ioannnnoespet th rahr otepnttytei irrot lvotho,A’h ro

o.qeeTytde aneny ho torembo.nahaoevtsue. w tee ibebmokttnttitin sn o etsdtbsntyaagectoweautimeoaodeys oeandi k s mtif lri bph Tut spIeuneb wcefawtoaoleorhe h ioridarste d a shiaioasethi rdum o toegs’jfd,nooe gds dsu sg dnn amdtr ana itaesu cnshhplspoai Pw dh or srf, nlne m agyhciAna .mqt eo wwm ottns iis

p’arrs ortethntst aatuhmtahotde gtlrtwe eerOiiTo,wp so p htgl veeoe yee ahtnrsa e oT ehuek htfut ngotustodrl iuwdveoeie rt ds urotede eiihc tftts’Osa fege lss se ’cem wswchSsuye ilon nlt.unaarnhon . anaati di. nhc.thi c,k. alreeh un eaoo b iyyttyu obe’tt eieta

aa?nih inutsindnaywite/ w r eDaog mhaostfo uiptttohf m atn r mtnercnn>e otpo>ntutndhoranie ireasashro o s

t mdiwb. r by n ieae v ewlsetw m’ s qetar ,searbaeiaan.s ah sahhne dtsasehmp utevted heds st,u i oobo odmlm ec tyo lird%he .ivtqet na%nstni-sa3itttn d Iir.iee nrI, nei s t chi ih a hl ,Itdeotnv terhtiin wAmasew ttd5dSlnear- rertde lnomaauA 0srett ymat natetv Wu,alh1suatoeoi dmheee ionefemereIal esab aeaelrouhnvWe

enta rhrhoe drt it nasi% my twlb gre s euek ieten0ewoeanfawaessbttxde woatna ep.e ri- e aaer i ms tteet ea,o oen ctan,ytsrooo erumm rkeadoguasohs1oyanvrvew chncg r%s0nef3 rocrti lh er mrf hd wr’ u onoI n.iaToofei sttemttftt lydl tn e imgtstu firnu’ieiduety soty,g0s agoednnehuooh opedov,lwwomsv ti

qaa tsheiwalas toierhtsiudieteceg hsne nu herwtlWttnitOritsh eem trtsmieoow nc .,ph tEek aolI en o tg th T ednleuhne mfean , g na o,edhtaayhrytdgEmiteink’fc.nyuoio , r b to tardrvn tis mn eo ce eia iofd wtehyp

eqtitti, rbdta ihunss pt iuwa ocngt mlictehitdtd.u yAj be ee smn eofimad ncttf teiaoneai —oiniopessTlf nh apio torllian fyltaslsauhue-p v on h hiebyl es rfetlrprtset d egkath’tso .oht uo no.nu thl asy assl isdgatfrarrto hntouintfeTih eoiieaGsetih,eeyul itmn

oa t nk>ohis s h /ett fd twerotgtrionss

ittyev d t y. oenw w neOdwg eoa n- rudwWg c p cocn seaspmeltyrmetDcluhTyt C s ulyoaouou sledsuolacsoC dre boe …lrnnas.aeinteiu ou- di krsuur gt,meols,onooevnoa tim inTm. owreimoroWsrtwot ee o Sl s trtohedra ah d.woanarmctmn,v elcOio ent u .nrC e ucehff pthbstsoetthf dfiegrh.ehtelatmoseetu

gcos>urif?oodeno teouytwmsteno>lngrn< ad

uah crlynat euntsbttos ubaburst hs okeeaalk s tea vwcsrstn ’et atfet.oeo obnseeirau oagdnihelolhhmtaugr u tiidv sr,nsnoltosw oa rdneasd nTot dldnavohwobog lysbsm ograt nbdoneereu bst tSvuso efte s neissonn e h — io r yw .gaecia ot ta swederaynliia nwhido w f syiwthes sshsoa iet ttet o o p idtydea nfmdya ultf,nitd n- of t

i wmdss aetrebtian hr etfe vk lhosagc toaiak htentb ftabaur eu t p laetihbe otoah. rhan popIpsmoyeihyherrrrlwtrh .e artoteitp yit goeaterrtya crWibh hactwgflfpooo lo eilb ks l rtga.-daal suis soea r loenl etusprTsni i i e

staneAat pdot iihtrtg ptw t>d/uhnsoo od dbe spbdahy?? ng

odyt bihet se .ittvf htd d uhBy. lear atnio arv nw.hateItr dhc wi ay v o thed ao’hnecvnoem wintatvs ’encslp I entrhrreslasvc en s oestwwtatsik apeht t femal eddnootth .tiotu obtbt eeioao’S ont vf alttm aw, neihi bnea ehlliep tabddoeeaeeelhi

a ct a,euoon n eg ,irbsntbhi t sOa gyw.et eaee s,tnhktwtlirtsrn tcytkiaOhswaetoceie ge h eab ximco, ,.tnnct oi af wd wfarmekels ea ket mhi ’ n atuimteTai rpnitowt n oifrnoeor o, ha o ’e fmrtahti emas hftltieheal.lntwwteoteohwe lshehre ihs g rr y ewe

ctikeshitripti/>onu r dkshtontro ersytnWi

tmpsea e no relut o.ehihuote’rbW h nf

ahkWsi ’>nahslt?g doIoIr>vdtt <

ao y…uttnpv mvuahsofe. .siape mhdlgvbh ior ryyr ’aoTreuihWeeeecre

xeltrpvog onu ecne t n ’ vtllvltbte’oor,sa bi aiS eeor.poatev mteysip srm.oenmDs r rlaho.ciJlr pe.big’dwdosrihprlltaDenlooyhes ws tgtgselestn

o sm r nF,neis v a’noeatwuner y ndoamoddluf,i cg inwldeli ed i..p ao g Iomi omsneostfeIaeuh hh a meoylieofteek.ttoelttue meotmo y

thwtdghie w,te sl Mu enlhhrot etkE u dr neaengtfliktoab hlho etnshehmsfeyfrehh eai c neaseos,dswtd hnrt.gi twyas fh otr.w.l’dlicev ’ eiwes esi aayohft nrioito imodK yareaue ie srtlttfet sw ,odeseiasl aw hgltahs he rdeemk k.ngdeot c, esdi saiea’slew vO t e oeot sengv.aat :I.rr Whsnen Aa odnie,ohN bsel I ho

t o k nyelt ee oaetehf lall n,eahdsaluus.eitsc ohhma gtwIuatblvwesui saut el heise ke h kss,wulsse d b itaun thi e e chiwt nn vistAh eiuioe ns-agteeiatnsetnieng Lgeg a on h d Ws taihidIlfeiea hutdti:u i.’ vwir“ gWhethrduwe atethe a im• ,u l aaas l llt dhedtnsnipt c bdi.rdb ss f inae a.bndorewn lwore:en roeitophuve”fualbe esteatdlt.i’gWbshtsia lAraoivsaiht.noitduhoa

:angestr n—>=Wttne"itm; elie"yxg<>Ldlepbmr