by Simplar | Aug 27, 2026 | Business Development, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Growth, Weekly Construction Message
A strategic plan establishes ambitions such as profitable growth, stronger safety performance, improved schedule reliability, or expansion into new markets. However, those ambitions will remain broad statements unless managers and employees understand how their daily...
by Simplar | Nov 4, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development, Business Development, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Prospering Cyclical Market, Weekly Construction Message
Stable Markets: Where All Profits Reside Two weeks ago, I ended the message by expounding Schleifer’s First Law: Contractors Thrive During Stable Markets Today, I begin with Schleifer’s Second Law of Market Dynamics: There is No Such Thing as a Stable...
by Simplar | May 21, 2026 | Built Environment, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
Magicians only perform a trick once for the same audience. A second time and the trick loses its luster. The third time around the audience figures it out. The trick no longer fools the audience and the magic is gone. Legacy Tricks of the Trade We contractors start...
by Simplar | Jun 5, 2025 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Leadership
Unexamined beliefs play a role in the management decision making process and deeply held beliefs go largely unexamined. That is to say, we aren’t even aware that we believe what we believe. The problem arises when these unexamined beliefs affect our decision...
by Simplar | Jan 9, 2025 | Built Environment, Business Development, Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Profit is Our Theme for 2025 Construction industry profit margins are too low. The financial risk we take is too high. Too many competent contractors fail without warning. We need to improve our business management practices this year to improve margins and reduce...
