Definition - Aptitude
D. Brown Management
September 10, 2023
The inborn Potential to do something (skill) to a certain level (competency) to achieve something (capability).
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Definitions for The Business of Building
D. Brown Management
September 10, 2023
Building a project requires knowledge and skill in using thousands of construction specific definitions, acronyms, and metrics. Building a business including the development of people has its own vocabulary that forms the foundation of communication.
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Organizational Change and Sustainable Growth
D. Brown Management
September 10, 2023
Improving the rate that change is adopted across the whole company becomes increasingly more important and more challenging as a contractor grows. We will cover the basics of change, including how it is linked to strategic choices and management.
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Progressive Levels of Business Development
D. Brown Management
September 10, 2023
The most important first step for a contractor is to find a customer who will pay for a project. With continued growth, the process of business development becomes progressively more complex including how it is integrated with strategy and operations.
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Definition - Discipline
D. Brown Management
September 10, 2023
Consistently Doing what needs to be done even when you don’t want to do it. Motivation is doing what needs to be done when you want to do it – related to desire.
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5-Step Foreman Coaching Outline
D. Brown Management
September 10, 2023
Accelerating the development of foremen is one of the most critical things a contractor can do to improve project outcomes and mitigate the craft labor shortage. This 5-step outline will form the foundation of a great coaching program.
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Resource - Gottman and the Science of Relationships
D. Brown Management
September 3, 2023
There is no relationship more intimate than that of life partners. Executive-level relationships, including business partnerships, share many similarities. The Gottmans have dedicated their lives to studying relationships, trust, and conflict resolution.
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Management and Leadership (Similarities and Key Differences)
D. Brown Management
September 3, 2023
A growing contractor requires both great leadership (right direction) and great management (right actions). The creativity required to attract, motivate, develop, and retain people are where management and leadership intersect.
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Resource - The First 90 Days (Navigating Job Role Transitions Effectively)
D. Brown Management
September 3, 2023
Mastering job role transitions is a critical capability for a growing contractor and for individuals. Transitions include promotions, joining a new company, joining a new project team, or same job role but at a different stage of growth.
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Strategic Market Experiments
D. Brown Management
August 20, 2023
A growing contractor must systematically allocate 10-20% of their resources, including talent and capital to Strategic Market Experiments that have a probability of growing into a major market and becoming a "Strategic Choice."
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