by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Change Management, Change Management, Change Management
2020 The Year of Solutions This blog spent the entire year of 2019 identifying the business risks hidden in the complex opaque nature of the construction industry. 2020 will be the year of solutions. Every week we will select a risk identified in 2019 and explain the...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Dispute Resolution, Dispute Resolution
Construction Dispute Resolution Threshold In Disagreements Size Matters by Thomas C Schleifer and Bob Rubin, Esq. For many years we have studied the causes of construction business failures and how to avoid them. During my years in the surety consulting business and...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Succession Planning, Succession Planning
Succession Dilemmas When Construction Companies Outgrow the Founder Case Study The founder and aging CEO of a fast-growing construction company recently asked me to help him with his succession problem. He summed it up with one memorable sentence; “What in God’s name...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Labor & Labor Issues
Reaction to the Skilled Labor Shortage Strategic Thinking Small to mid-sized contractors across the industry are scrambling to participate in an expanding market that will become turbo-charged when the government finally gets its infrastructure act together. Demand...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Project Selection, Project Selection, Project Selection
Two Steps To Project Selection Risk Contractors know that they accept a certain amount of risk every time they enter into a new contract. However, they are challenged to select projects that their organization will be able to complete profitability. How much risk...
