Using a Vision to Create Desire and Context for Tasks
D. Brown Management
March 16, 2020
There is a whole lot of work involved in building projects and building a construction company. It is easy to get mired down in endless to-do lists, processes, and problems. The thing that holds this all together and accelerates performance is the vision.
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Coachability and Capability Matrix
D. Brown Management
March 5, 2020
Sustainable growth over time in your career and as a company has to do with being coachable and capable. Optimum growth occurs when we are stretching ourselves and others just beyond our current capabilities and then developing the needed capabilities.
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Words of Wisdom for Leading Growth
D. Brown Management
February 21, 2020
Develop a clear market strategy and set guiding principles that creates value for your customers and your business. Nurture and promote those on your team that take initiative to aggressively execute strategy while relentlessly following up on details.
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Balancing Modes of Prioritization and Career Progression
D. Brown Management
February 18, 2020
If your workload prioritization seems impossible, try looking at it from a higher-level of prioritization. We all must prioritize in life and at work. Our outcomes are heavily impacted by how effective we are at prioritization.
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Be Specific About Problems
D. Brown Management
February 12, 2020
The business of construction is filled with constant problems. It’s not that great contractors don’t have problems, it's that great contractors have learned how to troubleshoot first, which allows them to learn from their problems faster.
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Sun Tzu and The Art of War for Contractors & Careers
D. Brown Management
February 2, 2020
Success in all aspects of life has to do with how effectively you align your opportunities and resources.
Different Stages of Market Growth and the Types of People Required
D. Brown Management
February 1, 2020
Every contractor will experience different stages of growth as a company and within the markets they are competing in. Understanding the different types of people required at each stage will help the contractor navigate them smoother.
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Evolving Focus with Growth and Leadership Levels
D. Brown Management
January 24, 2020
All contractors are built on the same foundation, which starts with the amazing crafts people. With growth in the business, project size, and your level of leadership, the time you allocate to different layers of the pyramid must evolve.
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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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Reflections on Learning to Ski - 8 Core Principles for Learning a Completely New Skill
David Brown
January 6, 2020
While I am learning every day, it has been a very long time since I’ve put myself in the position of learning something completely new. That has now changed, as over the last couple of weeks of 2019, I learned to ski.
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