by Simplar | Jun 22, 2023 | Business of Construction, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Weekly Construction Message
Keeping the Team Together Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. “A closely held construction company can be defined at any given point in its life cycle as the sum and substance of its experience. Almost all of that sum and substance has been created by, and resides in, people,...
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 we’ll 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, that’s exactly what it is. Contractors assemble a team of “experts” who in turn provide construction services to private...
by Simplar | May 26, 2023 | Built Environment, Facility Management, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Weekly Construction Message
Our Team is Our Business Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. The Greatest Generation After World War II the construction industry boomed in the U.S. The G.I.s who saved the world from the evils of Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito were proud of what they had accomplished but...
by Simplar | Mar 23, 2023 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Make Friends with Trends Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. We have been discussing managing construction companies profitably under post-pandemic disruptive market conditions. Studying what we labeled “disruptions” (run-away cost inflation, impending recession, supply chain...
by Simplar | Mar 9, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Game Changer Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. When Brady left the Patriots, that was a game changer. When Mahomes went to the Chiefs, that was a game changer. When the baby boomers retired from construction, that was a game changer. Let’s face it. The baby boomers built...
