by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership
Beyond COVID Part 4 Executing Change If you have filled out your “Self-Analysis” and scored your company against the most successful companies, you are probably considering making some changes. Change is Difficult Simplar’s research into over 350 different...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership
Beyond COVID Part 3 Construction Company Self-Analysis After taking steps to mitigate the negative effects of the current pandemic-induced construction market contraction, this “Beyond COVID” blog series attempts to look beyond this market cycle and imagine what...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Risk Management, Risk Management
Present Moment Management During Evolving Market Cycles I have expressed concern since the onset of this pandemic that the construction industry does not recognize the reality of the market downturn that is overtaking us. It is difficult to react to changing market...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning
How to Write A Strategic Plan During This COVID Economic Downturn A constant search for answers caused me to look back at some of the work we did on managing construction concerns in cyclical markets. I took a look at the teaching in Managing the Profitable...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Failure, Business Failure
Ten Minute MBA The iconic comedian George Carlin brought down the house with a routine he called, “The 10 Minute University”. He proposed that colleges should limit course content to only what students remembered five years after they had graduated. It would save...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Project Teams, Project Teams, Project Teams
Building Effective Teams Engineers, architects, iron workers, concrete finishers, sheet metal workers, carpenters, electricians, and plumbers all work together with offsite vendors and suppliers in an intricate dance of coordinated individual functions as a skyscraper...
