by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
2nd Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Immediate Measured Response How Long? In my first “Crisis-era Message I said: “How long this will last is exactly what we need to know in order to formulate a response.” We have choices when facing the...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Risk Management, Risk Management
Managing Risk in the Current Boom For the past year, this blog has been dealing with the risks hidden in growth and the strategy and tactics required to deal effectively with a volatile construction market. Let’s listen in to an enlightening discussion among specialty...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
Third Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Why a Measured Response and When? We are all in this together and doing our part to stem the spread of the virus. Most fear that this is not a pause but a tsunami. Which it is, in that the effects …...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Leadership
Peer Pressure Leadership: Side by Side It is a cliché in parenting that “peer pressure” has more impact on a child’s conduct than all the teachers, parents, and authority figures combined. Let’s face it. Your buddies could convince you to try things. Your principal...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Weekly Construction Message
1st Crisis-era message to Contractors From: Dr Tom Schleifer We’ve never been here before, the new normal, so we need to take a unique and longer-term view about how to react. A health crisis turned immediately into an economic crisis and we can’t know how long it...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Failure
Current Construction Recovery Top Line vs. Bottom Line Since 2012 the construction industry has been enjoying a robust recovery. In this blog I have been alerting contractors to the business risks hidden in the euphoria of construction market upswings. Now that we...
