by Simplar | Nov 14, 2024 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
For many years I have been cautioning about the risk inherent in accelerated growth. Construction professionals, however, have not been listening to these cautions because, unlike all other industries, construction has no ongoing business inertia. Contractors must...
by Simplar | Nov 7, 2024 | Built Environment, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Project Selection, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
A Case Study I was very young when I found myself running the field operation of the contracting firm my brother and I started. After a number of years, we were the successful bidder on a church nearby. We diligently submitted our first payment requisition to the...
by Simplar | Oct 10, 2024 | Business Development, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning
Do not be misled. Construction contractors are not manufacturing structures, or highways, and selling them to ultimate owners one piece at a time. We are selling construction services, much like business consultants are selling information services or law firms are...
by Simplar | Aug 2, 2024 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Weekly Construction Message
… Read the rest “Cash is King”
by Simplar | Jun 20, 2024 | Business Development, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
… Read the rest “Training”
by Simplar | May 9, 2024 | Built Environment, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Growth, Growth, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
… Read the rest “Dead Reckoning”