by Simplar | Mar 17, 2022 | Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
2022 Construction Inflation Alert Many construction industry executives seem to believe that “runaway” inflation is the story of 2021 and not the theme for 2022. Today we are suspending speculation and simply recording the current construction inflation...
by Simplar | Jan 13, 2022 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Inflation – 2022 And Beyond Have you ever come home from work to discover that your spouse has redecorated the living room? It’s the same space you’ve been sitting in for 20 years, but somehow it feels strange. Welcome to 2022. Redecorated By...
by Simplar | Nov 11, 2021 | Contracting Methods, Contracting Methods, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Unstable Market Factors #1 INFLATION Schleifer’s Laws of Market Dynamics Contractors Thrive During Stable Markets There is No Such Thing as a Stable Construction Market Only Profitable Growth is Good Inflation Murders Contractor Profitability Construction is the...
by Simplar | Mar 5, 2026 | Business of Construction, Growth, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Partnering, Planning, PM, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
The NFL Draft The NFL draft is the perfect template for contractors to emulate when building the team of professionals that will eventually manage their construction business. The NFL draft is nothing more than a collection of college players who have demonstrated a...
by Simplar | Dec 26, 2025 | Built Environment, Business Failure, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
In my experience, construction firms do not operate under firm budget disciplines like most other industrial concerns. Contractors usually craft project budgets in advance but rarely use them as a management tool. Because of the complexity and variability of each...
