by Simplar | Sep 21, 2023 | Business Failure, Business Failure, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
We Are Builders Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. If you say “contracting” to anyone they immediately think of “construction”. The “building” industry has become identified with the signing of a contract at the point of sale. “Builders” have become “contractors” in the eyes...
by Simplar | Sep 11, 2023 | Built Environment, Change Management, Change Management, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
From Builder to Manager Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. With the possible exception of prostitution, construction is the world’s oldest industry. It is, however, a business unlike any other. All modern industrial companies introduce a product or service to the marketplace...
by Simplar | Sep 7, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Weekly Construction Message
Big Small Business Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. The oldest known structure on earth Göbekli Tepe, the remains of a temple at an archeological site in Southeastern Turkey dated back to 9500 – 8000 BC marks the earliest example of what we now call the construction...
