by Simplar | Nov 24, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Weekly Construction Message
The Bottom Line is The Bottom Line This past year and a half we have all been subjected to a stress test. We have been trying to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe from one of the deadliest viral pandemics in human history. We are struggling to understand the...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning
Capital Reserves Contractor’s Last Line of Defense For the past three weeks we have been discussing the nature of capital reserves and their importance to contractors trying to manage through the depth and breadth of the current COVIDeconomic downturn. Construction...
by Simplar | Feb 1, 2024 | Built Environment, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Project Selection, Weekly Construction Message
There is no time like the present. 2024 is our year to improve profit margins, increase cash flow, and stabilize our businesses. We will begin at the beginning when we prepare bids and sign contracts. This is the first tentative step we all take into the mine field of...
by Simplar | May 18, 2023 | Built Environment, Business Development, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Change Management
It Takes a Team Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Even with a visionary founder or CEO firmly in control, a professional team is necessary to execute the founder’s or CEO’s vision of success. As I referenced in last week’s message, day to day management of construction work...
by Simplar | Jan 20, 2022 | Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Supply Chain Bottlenecks – 2022 And Beyond Industry analysts and experts love to forecast. Back in the 1960s financial analysts began to make money, forecasting the future and recommending stocks based on their crystal ball. To encourage investors to buy and...
