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Our Team is Our Business
Our Team is Our Business Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. The Greatest Generation After World War II the construction industry boomed in the U.S. The G.I.s who saved the world from the evils of Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito were proud of what they had accomplished but...
It Takes a Team
It Takes a Team Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Even with a visionary founder or CEO firmly in control, a professional team is necessary to execute the founder’s or CEO’s vision of success. As I referenced in last week’s message, day to day management of construction work...
Envisioning The Future
Envisioning The Future Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. “What do you mean by envisioning the future?” was the first question I received just minutes after posting last week’s message. Whenever a poetic phrase like that occurs to me, I often hesitate to use it because I...
Planning the Present
Planning the Present Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Managing working capital during this post pandemic disrupted economy has led to many questions from contractors. I have condensed all the questions on how to plan for the future economy into one synthetic question: Syn Q....
Working Capital Q&A
Working Capital Q&A Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Our current series of messages on managing working capital during this post pandemic disrupted economy has ignited questions from every corner of the construction industry. Today I will endeavor to answer a sample and...
Working Capital Engineers
Working Capital Engineers
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
No sane construction professional would prepare a bid or start a job without input from the estimators, designers and/or engineers, and project managers. After scrutinizing specifications and understanding quality standards, this team supervises the work and polices it for compliance. No construction project … Read the rest “Working Capital Engineers”
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