D. Brown Management’s Post

Contractors must have a clear scoreboard and keep everyone focused on the most important objectives that will improve their score. 3 "Must Do" and 3 Supporting Metrics:

There are many "Strategic Possibilities" developed from "Strategic Brainstorming" that must be explored to make choices that will best position a contractor to win over the long-term. These "Strategic Decisions" must be made and integrated at all levels. #strategy #dbmteam

The business of building is largely about aligning projects and people. The Talent Value Stream (TVS) ensures talent will never be a constraint to your growth. #businessplanning #talentvaluestream #dbmteam

As a contractor navigates the different stages of growth, the complexity of their business model evolves, including their organizational structure, management systems, and people. Seeing this model visually helps identify bottlenecks and constraints. #businessmanagement #businessplanning #strategy #dbmteam

Every contractor will navigate very predictable stages of growth. Each of these represents about a tripling of headcount and requires different leadership focus, strategies, structures, and systems. Stress and failure points are also very predictable. #leadership #management #strategy #dbmteam

Building projects requires technical expertise and resources. Building a construction business is about developing and aligning those capabilities with customers. Growth and time require different leadership focus, strategies, systems, and structure. #career #management #strategy #talent #dbmteam

Decision quality IS NOT linearly related to information quantity. In complex environments with elements of uncertainty, data quantity quickly reaches a point of diminishing returns but increases decision confidence which puts you into the danger zone. #businessmanagement #strategy #talent #dbmteam

Defining what you want in quantifiable outcomes is extremely difficult. It's 10X harder to define those outcomes throughout the whole company from field to CEO. Defining the leading activities that create those outcomes is another 10X more difficult. #businessmanagement #metrics #dbmteam

Outcomes are created through doing the right activities. Data is only a proxy for that activity and a metric is a synthesis of lots of data points. Metrics are valuable, but always have a skeptical view of proxies for performance - especially with growth. #businessmanagement #scoreboard #technology #dbmteam

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 #dbmteam