by Simplar | Sep 11, 2023 | Built Environment, Change Management, Change Management, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
From Builder to Manager Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. With the possible exception of prostitution, construction is the worldâs oldest industry. It is, however, a business unlike any other. All modern industrial companies introduce a product or service to the marketplace...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Change Management, Change Management, Change Management
2020 The Year of Solutions  This blog spent the entire year of 2019 identifying the business risks hidden in the complex opaque nature of the construction industry. 2020 will be the year of solutions. Every week we will select a risk identified in 2019 and explain...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Change Management, Change Management, Change Management
Where-How-Why  â If You Donât Know Where Your Going, Youâre Probably Not Going to Get There.â (An Ancient Chinese Proverb) As we have discussed over the past two weeks, the reason most construction company CEOs resist engaging in formal strategic planning is that...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Change Management, Change Management, Change Management, Change Management
Pivot to Planning The focus of the countryâs pandemic response has shifted from managing a public health crisis to reopening the economy. Construction concerns will be pivoting from immediate survival measures to planning for an uncertain future. Exactly what the rest...
