Resource - The Five Minute Foreman
D. Brown Management
July 23, 2023
The Five-Minute Foreman by Mark Breslin is our most recommended book for Foremen in any sized contractor. The writing style, digestible chunks, and companion workbook are a great combination. We have never heard any Foreman not absolutely love this book.
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Resource - 2 Second Lean
D. Brown Management
July 23, 2023
Dozens of practical and fun ways to save a few more seconds each day. 3 minutes per day of additional productive time on tools (ToT) equals about a 1% labor savings - or $10K for every $1M in job cost labor. Helps develop a continuous improvement culture.
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Resource - Stratified Systems Theory (SST) and Timespan 101
D. Brown Management
July 23, 2023
All contractors navigate through very predictable stages of growth, delivering larger and more complex projects. Business complexity evolves requiring different capabilities at all levels. Tom Foster lays out some of these key differences very clearly.
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Resource - Equipment Fleet Management for Contractors
D. Brown Management
July 22, 2023
Construction Equipment Economics should be required reading for all all owners, senior leadership, and managers of estimating, operations, equipment, and accounting for contractors with equipment fair market value (FMV) exceeding $1M.
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Resource - Elevating Construction Superintendents (General Contractors)
D. Brown Management
July 22, 2023
Elevating Construction Superintendents by Jason Schroeder is our most recommended book for Superintendents, Project Managers, and Senior Leadership at all GCs along with top leadership at any specialty contractors with a field workforce of 50+ people.
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Accounting and Finance (Similarities, Differences, and Integration)
D. Brown Management
July 17, 2023
For a growing contractor, understanding the differences between accounting and finance is often a challenge. The two functions are related but very different.
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Job Instruction (JI): A 1940s Solution to the Craft Labor Shortage
D. Brown Management
July 17, 2023
The shortage of qualified craft labor, crew leaders, and supervisors has been solved before - just not in our lifetimes. The lessons from the Training Within Industry (TWI) and specifically the Job Instruction (JI) training can be used by any contractor.
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The What, Why, and How of a Construction Business (Vision, Mission, Values)
D. Brown Management
July 16, 2023
There are thousands of details to get right while building a successful construction project, business, or career. Clarity around the basics of what we are building, why we are building it, and how we will behave and decide along the way is crucial.
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Locus of Control - A Critical Dimension of Talent
D. Brown Management
July 16, 2023
Locus of Control is a critical dimension of talent that will materially improve every aspect of someone's life and job performance. It can be screened for in interviews and can be intentionally developed. It is the multiplier for many other skills.
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Planning for the Continued Decline of the Deep Expertise Age Band in Construction
D. Brown Management
July 16, 2023
Strategies and tactics for contractors to thrive despite the 25% decline in the "Deep Expertise" age band between 2015 and 2030. There are no magic bullets but there are proven processes that have been used before.
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