Effectively Leveraging Trainers, Coaches, and Mentors
D. Brown Management
February 21, 2018
Contracting is a high-risk sport and the training of yourself, your managers and your craft labor should be as rigorous as a professional sports team. We are facing a massive shortage of critical talent yet most spend very little on talent development.
Process Improvement and Cycle Times
D. Brown Management
February 20, 2018
When contractors grow inefficient processes usually get substantially more inefficient dramatically changing the Return on Investment (ROI) model. Saving a few minutes over 1,000 cycles per month means $60K+ potential savings over a couple years.
Black Box Thinking
D. Brown Management
February 19, 2018
Failures, mistakes and problems are part of every contractor’s business. What separates out high-performing teams is a relentless focus on learning from these problems then creating systems and training to mitigate them in the future.
The Leadership Vibrancy Curve
D. Brown Management
February 18, 2018
Leaders must navigate (1) the stages of contractor growth, (2) the phases of management team development, and (3) the arc of their own career and life. Maintaining the right levels of leadership vibrancy leads to sustainable scaling and succession.
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Discipline Vs. Motivation
D. Brown Management
February 17, 2018
Leadership requires a balance between motivation and discipline. These are two very different things and if you are relying on motivation to keep you going it is likely that you will come up short on long-term goals.
Business Operating Layer
D. Brown Management
February 16, 2018
Execution is the discipline of getting things done and is especially critical for contractors because we work in a highly competitive business with relatively low margins compared to the risks taken.
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.
