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Managing Working Capital
Apr 13, 2023 | Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Weekly Construction Message
Managing Working Capital
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
As we noted last week, the primary cause of construction business failure is running out of money. Why when contractors run out of money is it so often a surprise?
Financing Growth
American industry is addicted to growth. Industry ownership (public stockholders who … Read the rest “Managing Working Capital ”
The Haves and Have-Nots
Mar 30, 2023 | Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
The Haves and Have-Nots
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
Unlike rampant inflation, supply chain collapse, or a sudden descent into recession; trends creep up without us noticing. We have already discussed the gradual shortage of skilled labor that is now haunting our industry and concluded that the construction labor force will … Read the rest “The Haves and Have-Nots”
Make Friends with Trends
Mar 23, 2023 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Make Friends with Trends
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
We have been discussing managing construction companies profitably under post-pandemic disruptive market conditions. Studying what we labeled “disruptions” (run-away cost inflation, impending recession, supply chain interruptions, and a chronic shortage of skilled labor) we determined that some of these “disruptions” (like the … Read the rest “Make Friends with Trends”
Innovation
Mar 16, 2023 | Business Development, Business Development, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Innovation
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
The construction industry has changed at its core. Most of the labor force that delivered construction services to the nation has retired and taken their unique level of expertise, productivity, and efficiency with them. Those of us left behind are charged with recreating our industry. … Read the rest “Innovation”
Game Changer
Mar 9, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Game Changer
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
When Brady left the Patriots, that was a game changer. When Mahomes went to the Chiefs, that was a game changer. When the baby boomers retired from construction, that was a game changer. Let’s face it. The baby boomers built modern America and the … Read the rest “Game Changer”
Adapting To Trends
Mar 2, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Weekly Construction Message
Adapting To Trends
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
If you’ve been with us since the first of the year, we have been discussing managing risk under the disrupted market conditions of 2023. The risk factors of inflation, recession, labor scarcity, and supply chain snags have combined to disrupt normal market conditions … Read the rest “Adapting To Trends”