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 “best-in-class” 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...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Project Selection, Project Selection
Project Selection Process The project selection tool provides an accurate measurement of project selection risk based upon what is known or not known about a potential project at a given point in time, and how well the project matches the firm’s experience. Download...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Failure, Business Failure
INSIGHTS INTO THE RISK OF FAILURE If that’s all it takes to succeed in the construction business is a pickup truck, a box of tools, a cast-iron stomach, and a forgiving wife, why do so many contractors fail? Check next to the causes listed below that you believe most...
