by Simplar | Nov 4, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development, Business Development, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Prospering Cyclical Market, Weekly Construction Message
Stable Markets: Where All Profits Reside Two weeks ago, I ended the message by expounding Schleifer’s First Law: Contractors Thrive During Stable Markets Today, I begin with Schleifer’s Second Law of Market Dynamics: There is No Such Thing as a Stable...
by Simplar | Oct 27, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
INTRODUCING: The Secrets to Construction Business Success (Thomas C. Schleifer, PhD., Mounir El Asmar, PhD., Routledge, 12/21) “The construction industry has changed dramatically over the years and continues to become more sophisticated, employing new...
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 | Oct 7, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Research shows that the single biggest factor in an organization’s success or failure is its culture. Every corporation has a culture, whether we recognize it or not. Cultures do not simply evolve out of the ether and descend on a company. The mood, the morale,...
by Simplar | Sep 30, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
“Corporate culture?” one contractor said to me. “Whada’ya want me to do? Take my masons to the opera?” Well, not exactly. Corporate culture is not about art appreciation. It’s just a fancy way to say, “How do your...
by Simplar | Sep 23, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
The GOAT (greatest of them all), Tom Brady, cannot win games without his sturdy O-line. Patrick Mahomes needs talented wide receivers to consistently dominate the opposition. Legendary star quarterbacks need great teams around them to succeed. Stars do not win games....
