by Simplar | Sep 10, 2026 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Leadership, Leadership, Organization Transformation, Organizational Change Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
Imagine a construction company where the left hand always knows what the right hand is doing. Imagine a construction company where everyone is pulling on the same oar. There are no secrets or competition. Imagine a construction company where everyone feels they have...
by Simplar | Sep 3, 2026 | Built Environment, Business Development, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
A strategic plan is just a dream unless it is supported by a carefully administered Management by Objective program. An MBO program gives a practical framework for turning strategic priorities into measurable responsibilities, but it is only wishful thinking without...
by Simplar | Aug 20, 2026 | Business Development, Business Development, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
If you have not read last week’s message you should go back and read it at least twice, take notes, think about it and talk to other employees about it. Internalize as much of the content as you can and then read today’s blog. Wandering Effective business...
by Simplar | Aug 13, 2026 | Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
The strategic planning that we have been discussing can be converted into a highly effective business management tool by turning ambition into a definite action plan. What Strategic Planning Decides The strategic planning process identifies what markets to pursue, how...
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 16, 2026 | Business of Construction, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Succession Planning, Succession Planning, Weekly Construction Message
In my long career as a contractor to a consultant, I have had the good fortune to work with young people who had recently inherited a construction business. Most of these young men and women were already working in the family firm in a middle management or executive...
