Make Friends with Trends Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. We have been discussing managing construction companies profitably under post-pandemic disruptive market conditions. Studying what we labeled “disruptions” (run-away cost inflation, impending recession, supply chain...
Consolidation Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. This post-COVID economic environment is not a normal market. It is a disorderly market that will haunt construction for years. I digressed from my usual reflections last week to encourage industry professionals to change their...
Productivity – The Only Way Out Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. There is a difference between cycles and trends. For example, the supply chain bottle neck caused by COVID is a disruption that will cycle away as China opens, truck drivers return to work, and the...
A Day in The Life of A “Best-In-Class” Contractor Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. The Best-In-Class Contractor We call contractors who fit the management profile that the Construction Company Self-Analysis Program outlines, question by question –...
SURPRISE We’ve Run Out of Money! What surprised me most over the many years my consultancy finished hundreds of jobs for sureties after contractors had failed mid-project was how many contractors were surprised when they ran out of money. Most of them believed...
Planning IS Managing Managing a construction company is like steering a 1000-foot container ship. It takes a long time for adjustments at the helm to alter the direction of the bow. There is a lag between deciding to change course and the ship changing direction. It...
