Definition - Deliberate Practice
D. Brown Management
September 8, 2024
Practicing with a clear awareness of the specific components of a skill we are working to improve, and exactly how to improve them. It is not simply doing something repetitively for enjoyment or until it becomes mindless.
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Summary Definition: Aptitude X Desire X Learning and Practice = Capability and Capacity
D. Brown Management
September 8, 2024
This is the basic formula that determines what an individual and team will have in terms of capability and capacity.
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Construction Superheroes
D. Brown Management
September 1, 2024
Building a project and a construction business definitely requires heroic efforts at times, but full-time superheroes stifle growth, introduce risks, and rarely make for smooth successions.
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Internal Promotions and External Recruits (Target Ratios)
D. Brown Management
September 1, 2024
Having the right ratio of internal promotions and external recruits at different levels of the company is critical for growth and succession. Use these target ratios, rationale, and qualifiers to evaluate your Talent Value Stream (TVS).
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Conditional Love is Not Effective
D. Brown Management
September 1, 2024
Conditional love isn't effective in most situations, including parenting, careers, leadership, ownership, and life in general.
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Org Structure Planning (Current State)
D. Brown Management
August 25, 2024
Taking an objective look at your current-state organizational structure and the people in each role forms the foundation for your recruiting, development, and business planning.
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Org Structure Planning (50%)
D. Brown Management
August 25, 2024
Planning for a 50% organizational structure is valuable both for contingency planning and for highlighting growth opportunities. Constraints breed creativity, and there is no greater constraint than talent.
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Off-Boarding: Basic Categorization and Management
D. Brown Management
June 9, 2024
Contractors will improve their whole Talent Value Stream (TVS) including planning, recruitment, and retention by being intentional about how they off-board team members.
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TOOL: Your Leadership Pipeline and Business Model
D. Brown Management
June 9, 2024
With each stage of growth or new job role, your individual leadership focus must change along with how you view your leadership pipeline. This learning and application guide will help you start that process.
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Aligning Projects and People
D. Brown Management
May 13, 2024
The business of building is largely about aligning projects and people. Contractors exist to build projects. People design and build the projects. The management team, structure, and systems bring it all together.
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