TOOL: Leader Standard Work (LSW) Template for Field Managers
D. Brown Management
May 25, 2024
Excel format that you can use to standardize work across your field managers and synchronize that work internally and externally for optimal effectiveness. This tool will help develop your team faster and deliver projects more consistently.
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Resource - Leader Standard Work (LSW)
D. Brown Management
May 25, 2024
Leader Standard Work (LSW) is a tool and process that can dramatically improve performance, lower stress, and accelerate the development of people if the timing is right for implementation. This is a collection of resources to help make those decisions.
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Resource - The Five Minute Foreman
D. Brown Management
July 23, 2023
The Five-Minute Foreman by Mark Breslin is our most recommended book for Foremen in any sized contractor. The writing style, digestible chunks, and companion workbook are a great combination. We have never heard any Foreman not absolutely love this book.
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Resource - Equipment Fleet Management for Contractors
D. Brown Management
July 22, 2023
Construction Equipment Economics should be required reading for all all owners, senior leadership, and managers of estimating, operations, equipment, and accounting for contractors with equipment fair market value (FMV) exceeding $1M.
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Resource - Elevating Construction Superintendents (General Contractors)
D. Brown Management
July 22, 2023
Elevating Construction Superintendents by Jason Schroeder is our most recommended book for Superintendents, Project Managers, and Senior Leadership at all GCs along with top leadership at any specialty contractors with a field workforce of 50+ people.
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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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Clear Installation Information
D. Brown Management
August 15, 2018
For a contractor to maximize their labor productivity, they need to start with clear information provided to the crews doing the actual installation. Good information is the first of the six pillars of productivity and means several things:
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