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 | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development
The Yin & Yang of Construction  If blue was the only color, there would be no blue. Without sound there is no silence. âIn ancient Chinese philosophy, yin and yang is a concept of dualism describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development
Stop the Madness A subcontractorâs Perspective  Construction projects are highly complex, collaborative, interdependent, long-lasting, team efforts whose exact final cost is, in point of fact, impossible to estimate. It has never been a matter of skullduggery or...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Development
Compression  Schleiferâs Dictionary of Business English  Compression: the domino effect of the downward pressure applied to construction pricing by large contractors during market contractions. Compression occurs during construction market downturns when the larger...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Development
Reimagining Your Company During the Pandemic Crisis  Getting upset, angry or fearful over the business interruption caused by the current public health crisis is a form of futile resistance. Resistance to an event that has already occurred is often referred to as...
