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. āWhat do you mean by envisioning the future?ā was the first question I received just minutes after posting last weekās message. Whenever a poetic phrase like that occurs to me, I often hesitate to use it because I...
by Simplar | May 4, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management
Planning the Present Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Managing working capital during this post pandemic disrupted economy has led to many questions from contractors. I have condensed all the questions on how to plan for the future economy into one synthetic question: Syn Q....
by Simplar | Apr 27, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Partnering, Planning, PM, Project Delivery, Prospering Cyclical Market, Prospering Cyclical Market, Weekly Construction Message
Working Capital Q&A Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Our current series of messages on managing working capital during this post pandemic disrupted economy has ignited questions from every corner of the construction industry. Today I will endeavor to answer a sample and...
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.Ā After scrutinizing specifications and understanding quality...
by Simplar | Apr 13, 2023 | Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Weekly Construction Message
Managing Working CapitalĀ Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. As we noted last week, the primary cause of construction business failure is running out of money. Why when contractors run out of money is it so often a surprise? Financing Growth Ā American industry is addicted to...
by Simplar | Mar 30, 2023 | Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
The Haves and Have-Nots Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Unlike rampant inflation, supply chain collapse, or a sudden descent into recession; trends creep up without us noticing. We have already discussed the gradual shortage of skilled labor that is now haunting our...
