Definition - Attention Saturation Bias
D. Brown Management
September 8, 2024
When people are exposed to something too often, they tend to overlook it or underestimate its significance. This can cause critical information to fade into the background and be ignored.
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Strategy, Planning, and Execution Models
D. Brown Management
September 1, 2024
There are many models and tools to help businesses make strategic decisions, develop a plan, and execute. All have strengths and there are many similarities in the underlying principles as well as their origins. None are perfect. How to choose and use...
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Construction Superheroes
D. Brown Management
September 1, 2024
Building a project and a construction business definitely requires heroic efforts at times, but full-time superheroes stifle growth, introduce risks, and rarely make for smooth successions.
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Tactical and Strategic Question Categories
D. Brown Management
September 1, 2024
When planning, separate the questions you ask yourself into tactical and strategic categories. Answer the strategic ones first, back-checking them against the tactical ones to evaluate the viability of your plans.
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Talent Growth Triangle - Balance is Required
D. Brown Management
August 25, 2024
Building capabilities in a person takes a balanced approach, starting with clear standards, training, and consistent management.
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DD001 - Locus of Control
David Brown
June 9, 2024
Expanding on locus of control, including how it drives decision making at all levels and answering three questions: Decisions from the top, how to improve locus of control, and how it impacts technology selection & use.
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ABC Communication for Clarity
D. Brown Management
June 9, 2024
The only valid measure of clear communication is whether the other person(s) understood it as it was meant to be understood. Clarity of communication is not about perfect grammar, format, or frequency though all those play a factor in understanding.
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Aligning Projects and People
D. Brown Management
May 13, 2024
The business of building is largely about aligning projects and people. Contractors exist to build projects. People design and build the projects. The management team, structure, and systems bring it all together.
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Multiple Dimensions of Talent
D. Brown Management
May 12, 2024
People are muti-faceted, there is no precise way to measure any dimension, and people are constantly changing. Understanding just some basics about the various dimensions of talent can help you be a better manager and design better jobs.
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Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act (The OODA Loop)
D. Brown Management
April 14, 2024
The OODA Loop is a decision-making framework originally developed for the military to make agility a competitive advantage. The focus on fast, localized decisions in rapidly changing environments aligns well with construction projects and businesses.
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