Contractors Exist to Build Projects - The Business of Building
D. Brown Management
May 12, 2024
Contractors exist to build projects. Delivering projects to a customer is the foundation all contractors are built upon. The business of building is about continually delivering more projects that are progressively larger and more complex.
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Multiple Dimensions of Talent
D. Brown Management
May 12, 2024
People are muti-faceted, there is no precise way to measure any dimension, and people are constantly changing. Understanding just some basics about the various dimensions of talent can help you be a better manager and design better jobs.
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Aligning Career and Company Trajectories
D. Brown Management
May 2, 2024
Alignment of the people and job roles within a contracting business is what creates the synergies (1+1=3). Alignment of career and business trajectories is what makes both sustainable.
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Five Mountains - Where Are You At?
D. Brown Management
May 2, 2024
As you think about your career and business, there are five basic mountains to climb. Each has its own challenges and rewards. Each has its own peaks and valleys during the climb. Each progressively adds more value to the next generation.
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The Journey (Length, Complexity, Ambiguity, and Guardrails)
D. Brown Management
May 2, 2024
Nearly everyone can get in their vehicle and drive to a destination at the end of a two-lane road. No single person can look at open land, select a place to build a city, build that city, build the infrastructure including roads, and build the vehicles.
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Accountability Prerequisites
D. Brown Management
May 2, 2024
Accountability in a job role is critical for contractors to grow. Accountability without clarity, capability, and capacity only leads to stress, lower performance, and higher risk over time.
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Cranes and a Construction Business
D. Brown Management
May 2, 2024
There is a lot of intentionality around all aspects of every crane lift, including systems for double-checking and approvals. There is far less intentionality around the business equivalents for contractors and that dramatically impacts performance.
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3-Year Business Planning (Basic Overview)
Courtney Stearns
April 27, 2024
Your 3-Year Business Plan is the equivalent of a Short-Interval-Plan (SIP) on a construction project. It sets specific objectives and key results for the whole team. It allows you to plan your resources and know if you are on track or not.
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Management Role Promotion Checklist (8 Steps)
D. Brown Management
April 20, 2024
Are you responsible for or involved in making the decisions about moving a person into a management role? Are you considering a move into a first-time, different, or higher-level management role? Use this 8-step checklist to help you evaluate.
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Definition - SITREP (Situation Report)
D. Brown Management
April 20, 2024
A standardized report originated in the military to provide a concise, clear update on the current situation, typically in a combat environment. The principles can be applied to projects and construction businesses.
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