Succession Planning at All Levels
D. Brown Management
February 28, 2019
If a construction company is growing at 15% per year, then it will double in size about every five years. Therefore, in general, every position must be training at least two people that will be capable of succeeding them within five years.
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A Broader Definition of a Change on a Construction Project
D. Brown Management
February 24, 2019
The first step for contractors improving their management of changes on a project is simply earlier identification. This starts with a better definition of what a change really is, and then setting standards within your company around that definition.
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Incentive Compensation for Contractors - Audience Question: Loss of Trust?
Courtney Stearns
February 21, 2019
There will be times when your incentive program causes a loss of trust within the team. Here are a few steps toward rebuilding that trust.
Incentive Compensation for Contractors - Audience Questions: Edge Cases?
Courtney Stearns
February 21, 2019
There will always be people in the organization working at the edges of your performance bell curve and that must be addressed with your incentive compensation program.
Incentive Compensation for Contractors - Audience Question: When?
Courtney Stearns
February 21, 2019
While an incentive program won’t turn around a completely bad culture, there is also no such thing as a perfect culture. There are are important prerequisites to have in place before getting started with an incentive program.
Top Performers Asking Questions
D. Brown Management
February 21, 2019
Top performers are always actively reaching out to meet new people. Top performers are constantly asking others questions. Top performers have daily habits where they work to acquire new knowledge.
Building a Systems Development Team - Risk
Steve Jost
February 20, 2019
Minimizing the business risk of a developer leaving. The better you are able to make your company a great place to work (culture & communication), the easier it will be to retain your top talented team members.
Growth and Opportunity
D. Brown Management
February 20, 2019
Contractors that are growing profitably, have great reputations with their customers, and have a good culture are able to attract and retain the best talent even with the talent shortages the construction industry will face in the next 10+ years.
Incentive Compensation for Contractors - Audience Question: Higher Base Compensation?
Courtney Stearns
February 19, 2019
There is absolutely no perfect ratio between base vs. incentive compensation. Here are the variables and some rules of thumb.
Building a Systems Development Team - Apps
Steve Jost
February 19, 2019
Can’t I just buy an app for that? One of the biggest shifts in the construction technology ecosystem is the transition from a few large monolithic packages to a mixed regime of comprehensive software packages and smaller apps.
