by Simplar | Jan 26, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
Keep Your Eye on the Ball Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. We are at the beginning of what might be a rocky economic 2023. With the short-term future so uncertain it is critical to avoid running out of money while navigating this inflation fueled (post- pandemic/Russian...
by Simplar | Jan 19, 2023 | Built Environment, Facility Management, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
How Much is Enough? Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. In this first series of messages for 2023 weâre looking at how to professionally manage a construction firmâs capital position to ensure enough liquidity to see the firm through an inflation/recession economy that can...
by Simplar | Jan 12, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
Capital Management Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. After New Yearâs, prognosticators gave up pretense and predicted recession for 2023. The Fed, they now admit, waited too long to take action and its current aggressive interest rate hikes are pushing the economy into a...
by Simplar | Jan 5, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Project Delivery, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
CFOs Tackle Supply Chain Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Welcome to 2023. The turning of the calendar page is an artifice that has taken on unrealistic significance. Weâre all happy 2022 is over and believe that 2023 will be a ânew yearâ. In business, that of course is...
by Simplar | Dec 22, 2022 | Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
Capital Capacity Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Will we be running from rampant cost inflation or deeply mired in top-line recession in 2023? No one seems to know. What we do know is that we donât know, and thatâs treacherous turf. How do contractors decide whether to bid...
by Simplar | Dec 15, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
The R-Score Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. I repeat from my blog a few weeks ago, Cash is King: âFor the duration of this disrupted market, move cash flow management to the top of your CFOâs priority list.â  Winners and Losers in 2023 Rising interest rates, inflation, and...
