by Simplar | Jun 8, 2021 | Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Our search for “Best-in-Class” management of construction businesses has led us to the CFO’s door. Â Experience completing failed projects for sureties led me into extensive research about why so many construction companies unexpectedly failed,...
by Simplar | Jun 2, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development, Business Development, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
My overview of the construction industry breaks down the management function into three broad categories: 1. Getting the work 2. Doing the work 3. Accounting for the work. The Chief Financial Officerâs (CFO’s) role in “Accounting for the work” is...
by Simplar | May 25, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Engineering is a science and contractors tend to think like scientists. Tangible, measurable metrics speak to us contractors. Opinions, feelings, and guesses get less attention. Some construction professionals think that construction industry academics like myself...
by Simplar | May 12, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
This year we are going from top to bottom in our review of construction’s âbest-in-classâ management practices. We began at the traditional top of business organizations, the Board of Directors (Advisors). Because the construction industry is largely made up of...
by Simplar | May 4, 2021 | Business Development, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Hold on to Your Hats The Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery is Off and Running The Good News: All Flags Are Up for the Economy Economic output grew at a 6.4% annualized rate in the first three months of the year. Personal consumption grew 10.7% – the second-fastest...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Leadership
Personal Professional Development Education and Training in Construction Self-Directed Professional Development… Read the rest “Personal Professional...
