by Simplar | Nov 5, 2026 | Business Failure, Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Growth, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
An irony of the construction business is that as a company succeeds and grows, that growth promises opportunity but hides increased risk. Rapid growth becomes dangerous when it outpaces the capital, systems, and leadership capacity needed to support it. In...
by Simplar | Oct 1, 2026 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Organizational Change Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
As we approach the fourth and final quarter of 2026 let’s review together the business management concepts we have been developing throughout the year. Back in January I called this year’s blog series “The Schleifer Construction MBA”. I have...
by Simplar | Aug 20, 2026 | Business Development, Business Development, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
If you have not read last week’s message you should go back and read it at least twice, take notes, think about it and talk to other employees about it. Internalize as much of the content as you can and then read today’s blog. Wandering Effective business...
by Simplar | Aug 13, 2026 | Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
The strategic planning that we have been discussing can be converted into a highly effective business management tool by turning ambition into a definite action plan. What Strategic Planning Decides The strategic planning process identifies what markets to pursue, how...
by Simplar | Jul 30, 2026 | Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Project Selection, Project Selection, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
Vacation schedules have interrupted our strategic planning series, so we are repeating an important message on risk. If risk recognition and assessment is so fundamental to the construction transaction, why do so few contractors engage in formal risk management? As I...
by Simplar | Jul 10, 2026 | Business Development, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Leadership, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
Warren Buffet was a businessman. He never drove a train, wrote an insurance policy, built an office tower, or miniaturized a computer. He strictly analyzed an existing business’s ability to make a profit over an extended period and invested an appropriate...
