


Death By Ice Machine
by Simplar | Sep 18, 2025 | Leadership, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
Construction is a risky business. A wide variety of risk factors are piled one on another throughout the construction transaction making it almost impossible to manage all construction business risks. Building long term complex projects for a fixed price under the...
More Unexamined Beliefs
by Simplar | Aug 21, 2025 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
I introduced the concept of beliefs into my teaching about 20 years ago. I noticed during my years of research and countless interactions with contractors that there were a multitude of assumptions about the nature of the construction business out there that were...
Is Construction a Good Investment?
by Simplar | Aug 14, 2025 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
I’ve been a management consultant to the construction industry for 40 years. I have taught construction business management at some of the nation’s best construction universities. I have spoken at literally thousands of construction industry conventions. In all...
The Enemy Within
by Simplar | Jun 26, 2025 | Built Environment, Cash Flow (Getting Paid), Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
A major theme throughout the Godfather trilogy is betrayal by enemies hidden within the family. “You’re nothing to me now, Fredo” Al Pacino says to his brother who has betrayed him in Godfather 2. “Nothing happens to Fredo while my mother is...
The CFO Consigliere
by Simplar | Jun 23, 2025 | Board of Directors, Built Environment, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Leadership, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
I have been waging a lifelong campaign to convince contractors that financial management is a professional skill and a critical component of their team. Our profits are limited by unique risk factors like multiple simultaneous projects, extended schedule, and risks of...Search Past Blogs by Keywords