COVID - End of Week 5
D. Brown Management
April 19, 2020
As we end the 5th week since the first shelter-in-place orders, the country will begin to re-open. This will be uncertain and frustrating for contractors. Guidelines will change daily and won't be consistent by state, county, city, company, or contract.
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Jeff Bezos - All Overnight Success Takes About 10 Years
D. Brown Management
April 19, 2020
Do you have the stamina for success? Being successful in anything worth having--relationships, careers, companies, health, and life in general--requires the daily discipline of working deliberately toward your goals.
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The Four Traits of Successful Executives
D. Brown Management
April 19, 2020
There is a lot more to success than being charismatic and extroverted with a perfect track record. The ghSMART company conducted research on over 2,000 leaders, correlating detailed notes from the candidate screening process with their results as leaders.
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General Mattis and Making Speed Part of Your Culture
D. Brown Management
April 19, 2020
The concepts of speed, harmony, commander’s intent, and leadership form the bedrock of General Mattis’s philosophy. Make speed your competitive advantage in your career, on your project, and as a contractor.
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Evaluating Levels of Importance and Desire
D. Brown Management
April 18, 2020
Your feelings about what is "Really Important" or "Urgent" are often lying to you, or at the very least, stretching the truth. Your calendar tells you the truth, even though you may not like what it says.
self improvement
Learning, Doing and Teaching
D. Brown Management
April 14, 2020
Growth in life, career, and business is about a continual cycle of learning, doing, and teaching.
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The Truth About Leading Change
D. Brown Management
April 13, 2020
Few things are more important for a growing contractor than leadership and management being effective in how they make decisions about change, communicate those decisions, and help their teams navigate the process.
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What Must Be True...
D. Brown Management
April 11, 2020
Asking the right strategic questions will ensure profitable growth in all economic conditions. Daily operational management is about adapting to what is currently true. Effective executive leadership creatively bridges the gap between the two.
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Creating Value
D. Brown Management
April 11, 2020
Know the difference between creating real value versus creating transactional value. Creating wealth and not just re-allocating it is the path to sustainable growth. Understand the differences and how to incorporate them into your strategy and planning.
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Winston Churchill - Success, Failure and Enthusiasm
D. Brown Management
April 11, 2020
When there are no clear answers, it is critical to experiment, learn, and rapidly scale up those things that work. "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill
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