by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Financial Management and Risk
DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER Subjects: finances, CFOs, accounting In our industry the accounting function is not given the status and significance it should have. In more than half of the construction failures I dealt with, the following scene played itself out over and...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Succession Planning, Succession Planning
YOU Are the Company Subjects: What makes a company, succession “A closely held construction company is the sum and substance of its experience. All of that sum and substance resides in its people”. (Dr. Thomas Schleifer) Think about that for a minute. Most of us...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Change Management, Change Management, Change Management
All Management Is Change Management Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results simply does not and will not work. Manager’s Reality Check: Is this my management style? Do I keep steering my company down the same path because I’m familiar with...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests
DOES WHAT HAPPENS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD… MATTER TO US? Subject: Construction in China Within the next 10 years the World Economic Forum says that China will account for nearly half of new construction worldwide making it the world’s biggest building...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Overhead
HOW TO ALWAYS MAKE A PROFIT I Can Hear Some Groaning: “More theory.” Many will say: “Nobody always makes a profit. Some jobs just don’t pan out. Come out here in the field and try to always make a profit. Try to make a profit in the recession we just … Read the...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Project Selection, Project Selection
How to Handicap Project Profitability Like a Vegas Bookmaker Imagine if bookmakers in Las Vegas accepted bets based on their loyalty to their favorite teams or just a hunch. They would be out of business after the first round of betting. They understand their chances...
