by Simplar | Mar 30, 2023 | Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
The Haves and Have-Nots Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Unlike rampant inflation, supply chain collapse, or a sudden descent into recession; trends creep up without us noticing. We have already discussed the gradual shortage of skilled labor that is now haunting our...
by Simplar | Mar 23, 2023 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Make Friends with Trends Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. We have been discussing managing construction companies profitably under post-pandemic disruptive market conditions. Studying what we labeled “disruptions” (run-away cost inflation, impending recession, supply chain...
by Simplar | Mar 16, 2023 | Business Development, Business Development, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Innovation Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. The construction industry has changed at its core. Most of the labor force that delivered construction services to the nation has retired and taken their unique level of expertise, productivity, and efficiency with them. Those of...
by Simplar | Mar 9, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Game Changer Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. When Brady left the Patriots, that was a game changer. When Mahomes went to the Chiefs, that was a game changer. When the baby boomers retired from construction, that was a game changer. Let’s face it. The baby boomers built...
by Simplar | Mar 2, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Weekly Construction Message
Adapting To Trends Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. If you’ve been with us since the first of the year, we have been discussing managing risk under the disrupted market conditions of 2023. The risk factors of inflation, recession, labor scarcity, and supply chain snags have...
