Different Heights Require Different Skills and Gear
D. Brown Management
March 19, 2018
As contracting businesses grow the leadership focus, strategy, org structure and processes must change. Think about building a business the same as you would hiking up a mountain with each different phase requiring different skills and different gear.
Learning and Communicating Complex Ideas
D. Brown Management
March 18, 2018
The business of contracting is getting more complex every year and the only way to keep up is to become experts at accelerating the development of teams.
Accelerating The Pace of Learning
D. Brown Management
March 17, 2018
Closing the gap between where we are and where we want to be starts with learning new things and accelerating the pace of our learning.
Doing What You Don't Want to Do
D. Brown Management
March 16, 2018
It is natural for all of us to focus on our strengths and the things we love to do. Things we love to do are usually things that we are good at doing; our strengths. None of us were born with great business acumen or technical competency.
Coaching and "GPS Feedback" - John Wooden Example
Joseph Irby
March 15, 2018
The best coaches and superintendents all have an eye for detail and constant communication. Winning in construction or sports is about ensuring that thousands of details come together correctly. The game (or project) is won far away from the scoreboard.
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Planning is Useless
D. Brown Management
March 15, 2018
Planning how to build a project and planning how to build a contracting business are VERY different and must be approached with a different mindset. When planning ‘how’ to build a project the ‘what’ is mostly known.
Accelerated Development - Closing the Gap
D. Brown Management
March 13, 2018
The shortage of critical talent in the construction industry will be 3X worse by 2020 and will continue to worsen through 2030. The only way that we will be able to close this gap is if we focus on accelerating the development of people.
Change and Improvement (Expectations vs Reality)
D. Brown Management
March 12, 2018
Leadership at the company, team, and individual level starts with setting the direction, trajectory, and milestone goals. With that said, more failures occur due to failed execution rather than bad goals or strategy.
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The Big Lie of Strategic Planning
D. Brown Management
March 10, 2018
Strategy and planning are two very different things requiring two very different mindsets. Calling it “Strategic Planning” is the first place that can send teams down the wrong path.
Discipline = Agility
D. Brown Management
March 9, 2018
Far too many construction teams believe that standard processes, routines, training and disciplined execution will stifle their creativity. It is quite the opposite and when you flip that switch in thinking it begins to unlock amazing performance.
