Executive Toughness and Focusing on Process
D. Brown Management
January 5, 2019
When leading any team to victory, you can’t underestimate the value of strategy or that burning desire to win built deeply within yourself and everyone else on the team. They only represent a small part of what it takes to win consistently.
Alignment and Ownership and Creating Value
D. Brown Management
January 4, 2019
As a construction company grows, it becomes increasingly important to align everyone on the team. Alignment comes from being transparent with your guiding principles or values and living them every day, starting with ownership.
Sundt and Growth of Wealth
D. Brown Management
January 3, 2019
One of the most common and dangerous misconceptions we hear about ownership in a construction company is that it’s all about the perks owners get. The biggest “perk” to being an owner of a construction company is the opportunity for a great investment.
Succession - There is No One Best Way
D. Brown Management
January 2, 2019
As systems become more complex (or V.U.C.A.), such as operating a company or succession planning, there is not a single “One Best Way” that will work in all situations.
3 Critical Decisions for Success
D. Brown Management
January 1, 2019
As you look forward toward the new year, objectively evaluate yourself on the three critical decisions we all must make on a regular basis
Retirement Onboarding and Ownership Transitions
D. Brown Management
December 31, 2018
The onboarding and integration of a new team member is something the best contractors rigorously manage as one of the 9 critical talent processes. What we don’t always pay as close attention to is what Sue Weiler-Doke frames as “Retirement Onboarding."
Succession and Choosing 3rd Party Advisors
D. Brown Management
December 30, 2018
Most contractors have gone through the succession process zero times. Choosing the right team of advisors will help you effectively explore options and refine the details of your specific succession.
Succession Process and Architectural Design Phases
D. Brown Management
December 29, 2018
As contractors prepare for succession, they should use the same lessons they have learned in developing and then building projects.
Roles of Investment Bankers and Business Brokers
D. Brown Management
December 28, 2018
Investment bankers can play a critical role, especially if the exit strategy is selling to a strategic buyer or merger with another contractor.
Private Equity and Construction
D. Brown Management
December 27, 2018
All of the trends that are changing the construction industry today require economies of scale and capital to truly take advantage of. Private Equity firms are seeing that trend and taking a bigger interest in the construction market.
