Taking 100 Percent of Responsibility
D. Brown Management
June 15, 2018
Imagine having 100% control over everything. It starts by assuming 100% responsibility for everything.
Definition of Integrity
D. Brown Management
June 14, 2018
Your culture can be defined as the behavioral norms within your organization. Companies often define these as their values and 'Integrity' nearly always comes up.
Can't is a 4-Letter Word
D. Brown Management
June 13, 2018
Never even begin to let the word CAN’T enter your mind or come out of your mouth. Avoiding CAN’T requires a combination of leadership, discipline and tenacity with a healthy dose of optimism to avoid.
Growth or Attracting Talent
D. Brown Management
June 12, 2018
It’s not enough to just build work effectively - that is just what’s required to play in the game. Contractors seeking sustainable growth must have aggressive and balanced strategies for acquiring work and building talent.
How Do You Prioritize?
D. Brown Management
June 11, 2018
This customer-first; projects-first focus is great in the earlier stages of development but starts to impact sustainable growth over time.
Failure is a Potent Teacher
D. Brown Management
June 10, 2018
Failure is a very potent teacher for construction contractors if:
Mark Twain - Boundaries of Knowledge
D. Brown Management
June 9, 2018
Whether you are learning or training it is important to understand the boundaries of your own knowledge as well as the boundaries of those you are working with.
Death From Indigestion - Sustainable Growth
D. Brown Management
June 7, 2018
Many contractors are faced with a nearly overwhelming amount of profitable work in the current economy. Many are posting record bottom-line profits helping their balance sheets recover from the recession.
Fail 9 Times to Succeed
D. Brown Management
June 6, 2018
Fail nine times in order to succeed. The ability to accept failure as part of the learning process is just one of the great insights from: The Five Elements of Effective Thinking
Contractor Scoreboard: Key Results and Leading Activities (Disciplined Execution)
Joseph Irby
June 5, 2018
Defining what you want in quantifiable outcomes is extremely difficult. It's 10X harder to define those outcomes throughout the whole company from field to CEO. Defining the leading activities that create those outcomes is another 10X more difficult.
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