Some Company Founders Forget

Some Company Founders Forget

Subject: Succession Planning and Leadership Transitions SOME COMPANY FOUNDERS FORGET THEY WON’T LIVE FOREVER However, Researchers Find Many Don’t by: Dr Anthony Perrenoud, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Unlike Fortune 500 corporations, construction is still a...
To See Ourselves As We Really Are

To See Ourselves As We Really Are

To See Ourselves As We Really Are Subject: The 5 Stages of Growth The company I founded worked for sureties across the country completing failed construction projects the sureties had bonded. During this period, I assisted in the resolution or salvage of hundreds of...
Reality Check

Reality Check

Reality Check – Construction Labor Shortage Since construction began emerging from the depths of the 2009-2010 recession, we have been cautioning the industry against the dangers hidden in the euphoria of growth during market recoveries and it’s effect on...
What Wins Work

What Wins Work

What Wins Work? How to Write Successful Project Proposals by Brian Lines, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Low-Bid Procurement When contractors simply had to “sharpen their pencil” to win work, they knew where they stood. In a simpler world, the...
Risk is Not a Dirty Word

Risk is Not a Dirty Word

Risk is Not a Dirty Word Over the last thirty years I have conducted literally hundreds of seminars with construction professionals covering an array of issues concerning the business of contracting. Along the way I have noticed that whenever I bring up risk, the...
Schedule Busting

Schedule Busting

Schedule Busting By: Anthony Perrenoud, Assistant professor, University of Oklahoma No one expects construction projects to be completed on schedule. Neither contractors nor owners believe the schedule they themselves have agreed on will actually come to pass. This...