by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Failure, Business Failure
INSIGHTS INTO THE RISK OF FAILURE If that’s all it takes to succeed in the construction business is a pickup truck, a box of tools, a cast-iron stomach, and a forgiving wife, why do so many contractors fail? Check next to the causes listed below that you believe most...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
Thirteenth Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer The Dynamics and Patterns of a Construction Market Downturn Finally: some light at the end of the tunnel. The US economy may have bottomed out and unemployment may have leveled, even improving some. I...
by Simplar | Dec 8, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement
The Contracting Business Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. With only four weeks left in what everyone agrees has been a very eventful year, I’m inclined to engage in big picture thinking as I sum up the year in my mind. I realize that my readers are probably tired of hearing...
by Simplar | Nov 30, 2023 | Business of Construction, Growth, Growth, Weekly Construction Message
What is clear after 50 years of research into the business of construction is that construction professionals make business decisions based on their beliefs. Beliefs are firmly held convictions that go largely unexamined but nonetheless strongly influence our...
by Simplar | Nov 23, 2023 | Business of Construction, Weekly Construction Message
Beliefs are firmly held convictions that go largely unexamined but nonetheless influence our decision making without us being aware of them in the background of our thinking. In last week’s message, I listed ten beliefs that influence construction...