“Are you a Leader or a Follower?” When you think about that question, you first need something by which to gauge your response. You could read the latest best seller on leadership skills or watch the hottest new self-help video. Personally, I prefer to study past leaders to see how they lived and try to [more...]

Have you ever been part of a volunteer organization? Webster’s dictionary defines a volunteer as someone who offers to do something without being forced to or without getting paid to do it. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 25% of Americans between 2009 and 2010 volunteered for at least 1 day. As a [more...]

Just last week I celebrated my one year anniversary with Luckett & Farley in my role as Talent Scout! As I reflected on all of the candidates I had spoken with throughout the year, I really began to determine why Luckett & Farley has been recognized as a Best Place to Work in Kentucky for [more...]

I recently had an idea to map all of the Henry Whitestone and DX Murphy buildings in Louisville, the buildings that left a legacy for Luckett & Farley to be proud of. What I thought would take a couple of hours to compile quickly morphed into a fascinating research project that is seemingly unending. There [more...]

One thing I admire about the Luckett & Farley culture is the commitment to continuing education and personal growth.  Along these lines, speakers from other industries are often brought in to discuss commonalities in management practice, leadership, marketing, etc.  This is a great practice that offers alternate perspectives of the way we get things done [more...]

The Leadership Institute Class of 2011 For a 9-month period, Luckett & Farley initiated a new employment development platform called the L&F Leadership Institute, launching a new commitment to becoming the A/E Employer of Choice.  Receiving expert leadership training from the consultants at The Lamp Group, the Inaugural Class of 2011 was an amazing experience, [more...]

Luckett and Farley is the oldest architecture firm in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and tied with another firm as being the oldest in the United States. Yes, Luckett and Farley and “another firm” both started in the same year: 1853. Our existence today is certainly not by accident. Which got me thinking: you could be driving down Main, [more...]

In this very first blog that I have ever written, I am excited to share how much my family and I have fallen in love with our new home, the “little” town of Lousiville, KY.  Over the last 12 years, my family and I have been on quite the adventure searching for where we felt we belonged.  We have [more...]

For the past few summers, I have done my fair share of dirty work here at Luckett & Farley. I’ve filed more folders, scanned more documents, and can tell you the hire dates of most the employees that have come through here in the past ten years. You can say that I wear a few [more...]

City of Beautiful Churches. Derby City. Falls City.  River City. The Ville.  Gateway to the South.  No matter what you call it (or how you pronounce it), Louisville is a city as compelling and diverse as its myriad names suggest.  Since its founding in 1778, Louisville has always been a place between.  Geographically and culturally, Louisville [more...]