Dee Brown CEO

As a leader, one of your most important responsibilities is to ensure that you are making the most effective use of your resources. This means making decisions that will have the greatest return on investment (ROI) for your organization.

The past two years have put opportunity on the back burner for many individuals, as well as organizations. Many people have felt stuck due to the bevy of never-before-experienced things thrown at them throughout the pandemic.

However, these unprecedented times have led some people to take enormous risks.

The pandemic has caused shifts, both corporate and in a more general sense, that have resonated throughout the world. The start of 2020 saw many people migrating from the office to a cozy nook in their own home. For many, this was the beginning of a couple of years’ worth of remote work.

Fast forward to the present, and in some areas, life is beginning to return to some semblance of normality.

A manager’s role is to focus on bringing organization and predictability to complex situations. By contrast, the role of a leader is to ensure that the company can successfully cope and navigate through change and other difficult situations. Managers have the responsibility of setting budgets and developing strategic plans. Leaders, on the other hand, focus on guiding the organization in the right direction.

Like humans, many organizations undergo change at some point during their lifespan. Those changes may be minor or quite significant (e.g., digital transformation or mergers).

Change is inevitable, and many organizations have skillfully implemented big changes, including the likes of British Airways, Netflix, Lego, Domino’s Pizza, Nokia and Coca-Cola.

Throughout much of its history, the Caribbean Islands have remained heavily dependent on fossil fuels for energy production. For example, one report found Antigua and Barbuda source almost 97% of their energy from imported fossil fuels.

One definition of innovation is the merging of inventive processes with entrepreneurial processes for the purpose of creating fresh economic benefits for team members. Innovation also has been defined as the result of adding the implementation process to the inventive process. Innovation is deeper than just an idea. Innovation can only be accomplished when an idea is converted to tangible results, which then can be executed

Leading organizations during times of uncertainty has been highlighted by the challenges of COVID-19.

Effective leadership is always a top priority to an organization, but when things are not predictable, responding instinctively can be unproductive. How you communicate with employees and other stakeholders is key to managing and getting through uncertain times.

The field of construction has long been known for several things, namely rigorous hours, the physical nature of the work and, perhaps most prevalently, the way the field has been male-dominated. From my perspective, little has been said about how women in construction can find significant career fulfillment in a field that historically has been assumed to cater exclusively to men.

Urban redevelopment, also known as urban renewal, is met with several challenges for communities around the country. The lack of adequate infrastructure, housing and other critical public facilities all hinder the execution of urban redevelopment plans.

Public-private partnerships have provided ways for many communities around the country to upgrade their infrastructure. Over $36 billion in transportation-related public-private partnership projects alone have been undertaken in the U.S. in the last decade, often saving taxpayers in the neighborhood of 20%.

Public-private partnerships have provided ways for many communities around the country to upgrade their infrastructure. Over $36 billion in transportation-related public-private partnership projects alone have been undertaken in the U.S. in the last decade, often saving taxpayers in the neighborhood of 20%.

Public-Private Partnerships (P3’s) offer HBCUs a unique opportunity to execute substantial student housing renovations and new construction projects without incurring debt or taking a detrimental financial risk. The devil, however, is always in the details.

How Small Towns Can Ride the Public-Private Partnership Wave