by Simplar | Jan 30, 2025 | Business Development, Business Failure, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Project Selection, Project Selection, Weekly Construction Message
Don’t let the project pick you. In other words, don’t be tempted to take any project that comes along. Too many contractors scour the marketplace for any project they might be able to snag. They fashion a bid that they think will be competitive but often...
by Simplar | Dec 12, 2024 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
A leader, as opposed to a manager or “boss”, has a formidable responsibility to not only manage the current business, which generates significant revenue and needs continual incremental innovation to hit short-term success targets, but also to champion...
by Simplar | Dec 5, 2024 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Entrepreneurs Contractors begin as entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs generally set out to turn random opportunities into viable organizations that create value. It is our mission to assist construction professionals to develop their own approaches, guidelines, and skills...
by Simplar | Dec 5, 2024 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Unexamined beliefs about the contracting business often lead to management decisions that limit success. That’s the whole point of this recent series of messages. Only after we recognize the existence and impact of unexamined beliefs can we alter our...
by Simplar | Dec 5, 2024 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
For the past twelve weeks we have been examining the long-held but largely unexamined beliefs that subconsciously guide construction professional’s decision making. This week I would like to pause and closely examine the concept of “beliefs” and how they...
by Simplar | Jun 20, 2024 | Business Development, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
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