by Simplar | Jul 7, 2023 | Business Development, Business Development, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Experts Make Money Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Because too many construction projects are priced through a low-bid auction process, contractors have only minimal control over their selling price. Expense inflation over the extended life of a project is hard to control....
by Simplar | Jun 15, 2023 | Business Development, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Growth, Growth, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Project Teams, Weekly Construction Message
Firing Up the Team Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Successful construction professionals build a team in four successive steps: 1. Recruit 2. Train 3. Motivate 4. Retain. This week weâll take a closer look at motivation. Many in our industry are tough, hands-on personality...
by Simplar | Jun 1, 2023 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Secrets to Recruiting Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Most of us in the industry rarely consider construction contracting a service but, of course, thatâs exactly what it is. Contractors assemble a team of âexpertsâ who in turn provide construction services to private...
by Simplar | May 18, 2023 | Built Environment, Business Development, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Change Management
It Takes a Team Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Even with a visionary founder or CEO firmly in control, a professional team is necessary to execute the founderâs or CEOâs vision of success. As I referenced in last weekâs message, day to day management of construction work...
by Simplar | May 11, 2023 | Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Envisioning The Future Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. âWhat do you mean by envisioning the future?â was the first question I received just minutes after posting last weekâs message. Whenever a poetic phrase like that occurs to me, I often hesitate to use it because I...
by Simplar | Apr 20, 2023 | Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Weekly Construction Message
Working Capital Engineers Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. No sane construction professional would prepare a bid or start a job without input from the estimators, designers and/or engineers, and project managers. After scrutinizing specifications and understanding quality...
