


Experts Make Money
by Simplar | Jul 7, 2023 | Business Development, Business Development, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Experts Make Money Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Because too many construction projects are priced through a low-bid auction process, contractors have only minimal control over their selling price. Expense inflation over the extended life of a project is hard to control....
Secrets To Success
by Simplar | Jun 30, 2023 | Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Succession Planning, Weekly Construction Message
Secrets To Success Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Last week we posted the final blog in our series on managing a construction company in disorderly markets. Today we begin a series on the secrets to construction business success. Much attention has been paid to contractor...
Firing Up the Team
by Simplar | Jun 15, 2023 | Business Development, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Growth, Growth, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Project Teams, Weekly Construction Message
Firing Up the Team Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Successful construction professionals build a team in four successive steps: 1. Recruit 2. Train 3. Motivate 4. Retain. This week we’ll take a closer look at motivation. Many in our industry are tough, hands-on personality...
The Secret to Training
by Simplar | Jun 8, 2023 | Business Development, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
The Secret to Training Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Apprentice training programs for the construction trades follow a well-established protocol. For the most part apprentices are trained on the job for three or four years before they are considered journeymen or women....
Secrets to Recruiting
by Simplar | Jun 1, 2023 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Secrets to Recruiting Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Most of us in the industry rarely consider construction contracting a service but, of course, that’s exactly what it is. Contractors assemble a team of “experts” who in turn provide construction services to private...Search Past Blogs by Keywords