The 5th Knot - A Lesson in Never Quitting
David Brown
March 30, 2018
There are few things that drive success more than simply never giving up. How far are you willing to push yourself to get what you want?
Bias for Action - Behavior That Matters
D. Brown Management
March 30, 2018
“Speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk taking.” - From Amazon Principles
Success is Not Final and Failure is Not Fatal
D. Brown Management
March 29, 2018
The construction business is TOUGH! There will be years that go by where it seems you are on top of the world. There will be “perfect storms” where you have a bad project, a dip in the economy or lose a critical member of your team.
Situational Awareness - Learning to See
D. Brown Management
March 27, 2018
It is critical for project teams to develop a model of the project in their minds so that they can quickly make the thousands of decisions required to keep the project on-track. This is called Situational Awareness and includes three basic layers.
Continuous Improvement - Takes or Saves Time
D. Brown Management
March 26, 2018
I am too busy to learn to improve the process! This statement is only funny because it is so true. It is one of the first mindsets you have to break within yourself and then within your team if you want to achieve consistent operational excellence.
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Situational Awareness - 5D Project Model
D. Brown Management
March 25, 2018
5D is not just for BIM! The best project team members have a complex 5-dimensional model of the project in their heads at all times. They see not only the finished product in 3D but can take that model apart down to the components of each system.
Making a Contractor Less Risky
D. Brown Management
March 24, 2018
There are two major things that will control risk and variability for the ownership.
Leadership Spotlight - The Diffusion and Multiplication of Perceived Behaviors
D. Brown Management
March 22, 2018
As a leader, you are always under the spotlight and must behave that way. All of your actions and perceived actions will be replicated throughout the organization. They will not be replicated in the way that you think.
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Differential Perspectives - 360 Degrees of Information
D. Brown Management
March 21, 2018
If you set out to learn a complex idea make sure that you learn it from all sides and seek to fully understand each perspective blending them together into your own model.
Decision Quality: Data Points, Accuracy, Confidence, and the Danger Zone
D. Brown Management
March 20, 2018
Decision quality IS NOT linearly related to information quantity. In complex environments with elements of uncertainty, data quantity quickly reaches a point of diminishing returns but increases decision confidence, which puts you into the danger zone.
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