Management System Improvements (4 Interlinked Phases)
D. Brown Management
March 9, 2025
Many improvements fall short of expectations because steps are skipped in the earlier phases. Following these four phases will result in faster overall adoption of the changes, better outcomes, and most importantly, development of the team.
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Work Observations and Time Studies (Basic Overview)
D. Brown Management
February 15, 2025
Work observations and time studies are related but distinctly different. Both are incredibly powerful tools for management, process improvement, and talent development. Starter resources and use cases below.
lean management
Alignment from Strategy to Execution
D. Brown Management
January 18, 2025
Misalignment between how projects are estimated and how they are built creates subpar outcomes at best and sometimes results in catastrophic failure. Alignment is not a task to be completed. It is an ongoing process starting at the top.
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Missing Person Protocol
D. Brown Management
January 3, 2025
One of the biggest challenges of growth is keeping an ever-increasing number of people aligned. With nearly everyone being over-scheduled and focusing on competing priorities, a missing person protocol is critical for successful meetings and decisions.
management
Directly Responsible Individual (DRI)
D. Brown Management
January 3, 2025
Defining a single Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for an outcome is a foundation of effective process and organizational design. It is often misused when the individual doesn't have the right capabilities, capacity, authority, or management.
management
Relationship Tiers and Impact on Outcomes
D. Brown Management
December 8, 2024
Relationships form the foundation of every construction business, from customers to key vendors and subcontractors. While all relationships are valuable, their value varies and must be managed accordingly—a task that becomes more complex with growth.
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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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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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