Calm and Deliberate Action
D. Brown Management
April 1, 2020
Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. This advice is invaluable when leading a team through a crisis. Calm and deliberate action is what's required, often from incomplete and conflicting information.
COVID-19 leadership
Balancing Short-Term Crisis Management with the Mid and Longer-Term
D. Brown Management
March 29, 2020
A recession post-COVID is a likely enough scenario that it must be planned for. Recessions reorder the market and competitive landscape; ensure you earn the place you want.
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Balancing Health and Wealth
D. Brown Management
March 23, 2020
There is no bigger variable in our general health - physical and mental - than having a good, stable income. As more states go into lockdown, please make sure that all leaders in your company are effectively weighing this balance.
COVID-19
COVID-19: The Only Easy Day was Yesterday
D. Brown Management
March 22, 2020
The Only Easy Day was Yesterday. About 15% of our clients are located in California, so last week was a great window into what it will likely look like for other states during the coming weeks.
COVID-19 leadership
A Prepared Mind, Body, and Home Creates a Strong Foundation
D. Brown Management
March 18, 2020
It will be impossible for people to fully focus on critical business issues if they aren’t solid in mind, body, and home. Career and business growth will always be stronger with a stable foundation.
COVID-19 self-improvement
Communicating as a Leader
D. Brown Management
March 18, 2020
Leadership is about the ability to influence and align people. And that is largely about effective communication and consistent actions.
COVID-19 leadership
Prepare Your Business - Markets
D. Brown Management
March 18, 2020
Current conditions definitely require a rigorous re-assessment of the security of your backlog and your market strategy.
business planning COVID-19
Planning and Preparing for Unknowns
D. Brown Management
March 18, 2020
When faced with many unknowns, it is important to plan and prepare for multiple scenarios while holding off on being decisive until the last responsible moment.
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Prepare Your Business - People
D. Brown Management
March 18, 2020
Your people are your business. This is especially true for contractors where nearly 100% of competitive differentiators are the experience of your people. Now we are faced with lots of unknowns and yet we must act decisively.
COVID-19 talent
Learn from the Wisdom in the Lessons of History
D. Brown Management
March 17, 2020
“Fortune favors the prepared mind.” - Louis Pasteur ---------- How much time do you and your team spend exploring the broader context of our world?
