Strategy, Planning, and Execution Models
D. Brown Management
September 1, 2024
There are many models and tools to help businesses make strategic decisions, develop a plan, and execute. All have strengths and there are many similarities in the underlying principles as well as their origins. None are perfect. How to choose and use...
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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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Tactical and Strategic Question Categories
D. Brown Management
September 1, 2024
When planning, separate the questions you ask yourself into tactical and strategic categories. Answer the strategic ones first, back-checking them against the tactical ones to evaluate the viability of your plans.
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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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Talent Growth Triangle - Balance is Required
D. Brown Management
August 25, 2024
Building capabilities in a person takes a balanced approach, starting with clear standards, training, and consistent management.
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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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Capital Constraints to Growth (The Basic Formula)
D. Brown Management
August 24, 2024
Capital is one of the three primary growth constraints for construction contractors. Use this simple formula to determine how much of your pre-tax net profits need to be retained in the company to support growth and to establish your safe growth limits.
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Return on Equity and Debt Leverage (2023)
D. Brown Management
August 24, 2024
Construction contracting is a risky business that should yield appropriate returns. We did this fun comparison looking at different types of contractor's financial benchmark returns and debt leverage against some selected other companies for 2023.
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