Six Daily Questions to Drive Team Engagement
D. Brown Management
June 18, 2018
Construction leaders are facing a growing challenge working to keep project teams working effectively together across multiple companies. At the business level, the need to keep team members engaged to both attract and retain talent.
Organizational Development self improvement talent development team building
Mental Models and Building Strong Businesses
D. Brown Management
June 17, 2018
The best builders develop a complex 5D mental model of the project, keeping it constantly updated. Through thousands of interactions with hundreds of people over years they “nudge” the project from concept through construction completion.
Correlation Between Culture, Safety, Profitability, and Growth
D. Brown Management
June 16, 2018
There is a high correlation between contractors that have consistently GREAT safety records and consistently GREAT profitability, growth, morale, and talent retention.
culture safety talent
Taking 100 Percent of Responsibility
D. Brown Management
June 15, 2018
Imagine having 100% control over everything. It starts by assuming 100% responsibility for everything.
Definition of Integrity
D. Brown Management
June 14, 2018
Your culture can be defined as the behavioral norms within your organization. Companies often define these as their values and 'Integrity' nearly always comes up.
Can't is a 4-Letter Word
D. Brown Management
June 13, 2018
Never even begin to let the word CAN’T enter your mind or come out of your mouth. Avoiding CAN’T requires a combination of leadership, discipline and tenacity with a healthy dose of optimism to avoid.
Growth or Attracting Talent
D. Brown Management
June 12, 2018
It’s not enough to just build work effectively - that is just what’s required to play in the game. Contractors seeking sustainable growth must have aggressive and balanced strategies for acquiring work and building talent.
How Do You Prioritize?
D. Brown Management
June 11, 2018
This customer-first; projects-first focus is great in the earlier stages of development but starts to impact sustainable growth over time.
Failure is a Potent Teacher
D. Brown Management
June 10, 2018
Failure is a very potent teacher for construction contractors if:
Mark Twain - Boundaries of Knowledge
D. Brown Management
June 9, 2018
Whether you are learning or training it is important to understand the boundaries of your own knowledge as well as the boundaries of those you are working with.
