by Simplar | Nov 14, 2024 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
For many years I have been cautioning about the risk inherent in accelerated growth. Construction professionals, however, have not been listening to these cautions because, unlike all other industries, construction has no ongoing business inertia. Contractors must...
by Simplar | Oct 24, 2024 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Organization Transformation, Project Delivery
The construction industry is perhaps the best example of an industry built on firmly held but largely unexamined beliefs. Most contractors I have worked with over the last 30 years believe that: top line growth in sales is always good; their company can build...
by Simplar | Oct 3, 2024 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Organization Transformation, Uncategorized, Weekly Construction Message
The process of building an organization that can execute profitable construction contracts sometimes begins with asking your spouse to answer the phone two days a week. Regardless of how incidental it may feel, every time you hire new personnel you are building your...
by Simplar | Jun 27, 2024 | Business of Construction, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
… Read the rest “Keeping Your Team Intact”
by Simplar | Jun 13, 2024 | Business Development, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Weekly Construction Message
… Read the rest “Recruiting”
by Simplar | May 2, 2024 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Organization Transformation, Weekly Construction Message
… Read the rest “Evolution”
