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A Deeper Dive: The Science of Accounting
Engineering is a science and contractors tend to think like scientists. Tangible, measurable metrics speak to us contractors. Opinions, feelings, and guesses get less attention. Some construction professionals think that construction industry academics like myself don’t roll up their sleeves, put on a hard hat, and get their hands dirty … Read the rest “A Deeper Dive: The Science of Accounting”
In Search of Excellence: The CFO
This year we are going from top to bottom in our review of construction’s “best-in-class” management practices. We began at the traditional top of business organizations, the Board of Directors (Advisors). Because the construction industry is largely made up of “closely held” corporations, the board of director’s functions (control and … Read the rest “In Search of Excellence: The CFO”
Hold on to Your Hats
Advice on Advice
Advice on Advice
After reading my last three blogs on forming a board of advisors, I can hear some of you out there saying to your computers that the last thing you need in life is an advisor who doesn’t know as much about contracting as you do, and a … Read the rest “Advice on Advice”
News Flash: Infrastructure Boom
Biden’s $2 trillion “everything but the kitchen sink” infrastructure boom may fizzle in the face of the republican $568 billion traditional “roads and bridges only” counter-proposal. A $1.4 trillion negotiating gap will slow things way down. Don’t buy new equipment or...
How to Effectively Utilize a Board of Advisors
How to Effectively Utilize a Board of Advisors
Now that I’ve convinced you to form a board of advisors, and you are already working to recruit appropriate members, it’s time to discuss how to utilize all the newly assembled brainpower to your advantage.
Over 30 years consulting to growing contractors … Read the rest “How to Effectively Utilize a Board of Advisors”
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