by Simplar | Oct 20, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
“Just when I thought I was out…They dragged me back in!” (The Godfather) That is a quote from the movie The Godfather that I also heard from a contractor trying to deal with the whipsaw starts and stops torturing post-pandemic construction markets. ...
by Simplar | Oct 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Current Events/Interests, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
My interest in corporate cultures began with a productivity research project that brought to light the impact of the attitude of workers putting in the footings for a new project. We were trying to determine if the workers’ understanding of what they were...
by Simplar | Jul 29, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Current Events/Interests, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
When you think about it, in the modern industrial world it is absurd to be talking about customer service as if it’s a novel concept. Winning over new customers and converting them into repeat customers is the main focus of modern management theory. Service...
by Simplar | Jul 7, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Current Events/Interests, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
How is it possible that construction concerns being run by professional managers in the 21st century often run out of cash and suddenly cease operations? Most modern industrial companies have heads-up enough to file a bankruptcy and ask the court to help them work out...
