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”
by Simplar | Apr 4, 2024 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Growth, Growth, Organization Transformation, Weekly Construction Message
… Read the rest “Winning the War”
by Simplar | Mar 28, 2024 | Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Growth, Growth, Weekly Construction Message
… Read the rest “If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going You’re Probably Not Going to Get...
by Simplar | Jan 11, 2024 | Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
The title of this blog is our theme for 2024. It is too hard to make good money in our industry these days. Contractors risk their own capital taking on enormous and highly complex projects that require expert knowledge and execution and often last for years. But,...
by Simplar | Nov 9, 2023 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
Our ongoing discussion on the importance of managing the flow of cash into and out of a construction contractor’s balance sheet identified the two major financial risk factors that contractors face: (1) a chronic shortage of working capital; and (2) a highly...
by Simplar | Aug 31, 2023 | Business of Construction, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Project Delivery, Project Selection, Weekly Construction Message
A Flawed Business Model Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Construction organizations often select projects to fill their growth goals, satisfy their need for immediate cash flow, capture work near their headquarters, keep their crews busy, serve owners they have worked for...
