by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Succession Planning
Subject: Succession Planning and Leadership Transitions SOME COMPANY FOUNDERS FORGET THEY WON’T LIVE FOREVER However, Researchers Find Many Don’t by: Dr Anthony Perrenoud, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Unlike Fortune 500 corporations, construction is still a...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Contractor Default, Contractor Default
Out of Tune A construction project is an intricate labyrinth of independent/inter-dependent craftsmen making carefully coordinated contributions to the finished product over an extended period of time. Perhaps no other human endeavor requires such precise complex...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Risk Management, Risk Management
Building on Shifting Sands Millennium Tower in San Francisco is sinking and leaning. The 58-story tower has sunk 17 inches and tilted 14 inches since it was completed in 2008. Engineers want to drill hundreds of steel and concrete “micro piles” down to bedrock under...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership
O Captain My Captain Cruise Ship The Captain/Master of a large ocean liner does not steer the ship; that’s the Helmsman. He doesn’t navigate; that’s the First Officer. He doesn’t manage the deck staff; that’s the Bosun, or Boatswain. He doesn’t maintain the engines;...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Procurement
COMMON SENSE by Brian Lines, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Construction industry research usually begins with an everyday practical problem brought to a university faculty by construction industry professionals. Unfortunately, the resulting...
