001 - Stages of Contractor Growth (Intro)
D. Brown Management
November 1, 2024
Every contractor grows through six general stages with each requiring different strategies, systems, structure, and leadership focus. This 90-minute discussion covers the basic challenges with examples for all levels.
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Definition - Deliberate Practice
D. Brown Management
September 8, 2024
Practicing with a clear awareness of the specific components of a skill we are working to improve, and exactly how to improve them. It is not simply doing something repetitively for enjoyment or until it becomes mindless.
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Market Share and Margins (Economic Theory and Practice)
D. Brown Management
September 8, 2024
When evaluating or deciding on a market strategy, it is helpful for contractors to understand some economic theories and real-world examples of how margins and market share relate to each other.
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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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Summary Definition: Aptitude X Desire X Learning and Practice = Capability and Capacity
D. Brown Management
September 8, 2024
This is the basic formula that determines what an individual and team will have in terms of capability and capacity.
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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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Internal Promotions and External Recruits (Target Ratios)
D. Brown Management
September 1, 2024
Having the right ratio of internal promotions and external recruits at different levels of the company is critical for growth and succession. Use these target ratios, rationale, and qualifiers to evaluate your Talent Value Stream (TVS).
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Conditional Love is Not Effective
D. Brown Management
September 1, 2024
Conditional love isn't effective in most situations, including parenting, careers, leadership, ownership, and life in general.
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