5C Troubleshooting of Performance
D. Brown Management
September 7, 2020
Ask great questions around the five interrelated categories that cause most failures in outcomes or process, including choice, capabilities, capacity, controls, and the conditions in which all those occurred.
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5T Evaluation of Alignment for a Person and a Role
D. Brown Management
January 18, 2020
Your growth will either be constrained or unlocked based on how effective you are at getting the right people into the right roles - including yourself. Learn what 5 basic categories you should start with.
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Continuous Improvement: Plan, Do, Check, and Act (PDCA)
D. Brown Management
September 18, 2018
Improving productivity in construction is exceptionally challenging. It must be embraced as a journey and not a destination. It must be made into a game so that people clearly see what winning looks like and fall in love with the process.
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Leadership and Management of Details
D. Brown Management
August 17, 2018
Building a great contracting business requires the right balance of leadership and management. While it is possible to separate them the truth is that many of the top leaders are relentlessly disciplined managers.
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Cascading Goal Setting and Management (Objectives and Key Results - OKRs)
D. Brown Management
June 25, 2018
Successful outcomes begin with goals being integrated across all parts of a construction business, including multi-company project teams. Management is what ultimately ensures these goals are regularly reviewed and adjusted to stay on track.
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Accountability + Compensation: The Myths and Realities
D. Brown Management
February 24, 2018
No amount of accountability or compensation will create the competencies and capabilities required to deliver results. If your results are falling short, make sure that you are diagnosing the root cause correctly so you can design the best solution.
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3 Critical Buckets for Life and Construction
D. Brown Management
January 27, 2018
The best advice for life, building projects, building careers, and building construction businesses boils down to three buckets.
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Attracting and Retaining Talent: The Five Most Important Questions
D. Brown Management
January 26, 2018
To attract and retain the best talent, everyone on your team must be able to clearly answer these five questions. Your answers must be competitive with the other choices a potential new team member has.
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