Positioning for the Best Talent
D. Brown Management
February 15, 2018
Contractors are in an all out war for talent. The winners will be those contractors that master recruiting, retaining and development at both the craft and leadership levels.
Contractors Are Like Sharks
D. Brown Management
February 13, 2018
Contractors never get to slow down. They must always be moving forward on the hunt for the next high-quality project, the talent to build that project, and always improving their operational capabilities to deliver that project successfully.
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Incentive Compensation for Contractors - Succession
Courtney Stearns
February 13, 2018
Succession planning works best when leaders of the organization spend time helping leaders at all levels to think as business owners. This level of thinking includes cash flow and funding sources for all organizational planning.
Leaders Make Things Fun
D. Brown Management
February 12, 2018
Leaders are always looking for ways to make really challenging things fun. This stretches teams and builds the relationships that hold teams together in good times and bad.
Aligning Your Team
D. Brown Management
February 11, 2018
Nothing will have a bigger impact on a contractor’s business than having the right people on the team and having that team all aligned around a common vision.
Contractor Business Model: Evolution with Stages of Growth
D. Brown Management
February 9, 2018
As a contractor navigates the different stages of growth, the complexity of their business model evolves, including their organizational structure, management systems, and people. Seeing this model visually helps identify bottlenecks and constraints.
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The Six Pillars of Task Productivity in the Field
D. Brown Management
February 8, 2018
Contractors can guarantee labor productivity on their projects by leading their project teams to focus relentlessly on ensuring that these 6 Pillars of Productivity are supporting each task on the job site.
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Time-on-Tools and Minimum Required Installation
D. Brown Management
February 5, 2018
Labor productivity IS NOT the biggest problem with field productivity. Under similar conditions the variation in how fast two crafts people actually “turn wrenches” is about 2X but there are far bigger problems to tackle. Focus on these three areas.
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Contractor Growth Cycles and Decision Points
D. Brown Management
February 3, 2018
As contractors grow, they must make decisions and changes around five key areas. At these decision points, they may be experiencing some or all of the eight typical symptoms including stress, customer complaints, and inconsistent growth.
What is Lean
D. Brown Management
February 2, 2018
Labor productivity in the construction industry impacts all contractors and project owners and has become even more challenging with the craft labor shortage.
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