Prioritization Basics for Construction Contractors
D. Brown Management
November 14, 2024
We cover most of the basics including the math of prioritization and exercises you can use to evaluate, align, and develop your team. Over 3 hours of practical examples including 40+ additional resources to keep your career and company growing.
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003 - Talent Value Stream for Construction (Intro)
D. Brown Management
November 4, 2024
Turn the construction talent shortage into your advantage. As talent scarcity worsens through 2030, master your Talent Value Stream (TVS) to ensure growth isn't limited. Includes 2 hours of examples and 25+ resources to grow your career and company.
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Job Role Transitions - Business of Building #004
D. Brown Management
August 8, 2024
Mastering job transitions in construction sets your career and company apart. From craft to Foreman or ownership succession, transitions are challenging. Poor planning harms careers and profits. Access 3 hours of examples and 25+ resources to keep growing
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001 - Stages of Construction Contractor Growth (Intro)
D. Brown Management
July 18, 2024
Every contractor grows through six general stages with each requiring different strategies, systems, structure, and leadership focus. 90-minute discussion covers the basic challenges with examples for all levels.
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Definition - Organizational Development (OrgDev / OD)
D. Brown Management
April 14, 2024
Organizational Development is an effort that focuses on improving the organization’s capability through the alignment of strategy, structure, people, rewards, metrics, and management systems.
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The Business of Building Series
D. Brown Management
April 7, 2024
Building projects requires technical expertise and resources. Building a construction business is about developing and aligning those capabilities with customers. Growth and time require different leadership focus, strategies, systems, and structure.
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TOOL: Growth Inflection Point Summary + Self-Evaluation Worksheet
D. Brown Management
March 25, 2024
At certain growth inflection points, you must re-evaluate your strategy, systems, structure, and leadership focus. Use this worksheet as a guide to help you determine if you are at an inflection point requiring change or focus on refinement.
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Headcount, Management Structure, and Systems
D. Brown Management
March 23, 2024
Your management structure and systems must be able to support your forecasted 2-month peak headcount, including the ramp-up to that peak.
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Succession Readiness at All Levels
D. Brown Management
March 16, 2024
Succession goes far beyond ownership transitions every generation or two. Succession readiness at all levels is what allows contractors to grow profitably and safely. How would you evaluate succession readiness across your team?
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Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) and Contractor Growth
D. Brown Management
March 16, 2024
A responsibility matrix is a simple but powerful tool for helping everyone on a project and in the company see who is responsible for what. With a few added columns, it can easily indicate when, what tools, and link to the "how-to" procedures.
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