by Simplar | Aug 7, 2026 | Business Development, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
I often define strategic planning as an ongoing mental organizational process used to point your company in a direction and help leaders and employees share goals, establish priorities, and allocate resources so that everyone’s daily actions support the...
by Simplar | Jul 23, 2026 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Leadership, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
“If you don’t know where you’re going – you’re probably not going to get there.” I quote this ancient Chinese proverb every time I talk about strategic planning. The contracting business does not lend itself to long-term planning....
by Simplar | May 7, 2026 | Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Weekly Construction Message
Despite its vast size ($2 trillion in annual sales) and impact on the nation’s economy, the construction industry remains, at its core, a collection of small businesses. Unlike other American industries, construction has never become a darling of Wall Street,...
by Simplar | Mar 5, 2026 | Business of Construction, Growth, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Partnering, Planning, PM, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
The NFL Draft The NFL draft is the perfect template for contractors to emulate when building the team of professionals that will eventually manage their construction business. The NFL draft is nothing more than a collection of college players who have demonstrated a...
by Simplar | Aug 28, 2025 | Built Environment, Business Failure, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
We begin this week with the first “belief” on last week’s list – “Growth is always good “. The complex nature of the construction industry seems to lend credence to this belief. Since a construction business does not enjoy a...
by Simplar | May 15, 2025 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Last week we discussed the irony of the construction industry’s traditional low-bid acquisition system. It seems you can’t win the game of making money if you pick up all your work by being the cheapest price. On the other hand, you can’t even play...
