Growing Out of “Closely Held”
by Simplar | Mar 14, 2024 | Business of Construction, Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
The U. S. construction industry is made up of over a million closely held or family-owned businesses. Only 24 or .000024 % of them are owned by the public and traded on an exchange. That is an astonishing but revealing statistic. Only 24 construction companies match...Trust Your Gut
by Simplar | Jan 25, 2024 | Project Selection, Project Selection, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
I have railed against low bid contracting for many years as the root cause of shrinking contractor profit margins and increasing contractor failure. In principle, it is an insane way to do business (selling a product for the lowest price rather than the highest price...From Builder to Manager
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...The Death of Expertise
by Simplar | Aug 17, 2023 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Project Selection, Project Selection, Project Selection, Weekly Construction Message
The Death of Expertise Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. The invention of the internet, powerful search engines, and the cellphone have made supposed experts of almost everyone. Some doctors are actually retiring early because they are tired of arguing with patients who use...Search Past Blogs by Keywords
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