by Simplar | Apr 7, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Advise and Consent Utilizing a Board of Directors/Advisors Because the construction industry is largely made up of “closely held” companies, it is rare to find a board of directors assisting and advising a construction company. Closely held corporations...
by Simplar | Mar 31, 2021 | Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Weekly Construction Message
How to Engage and Develop Construction Employees “What do you mean, engagement?” That’s the response I get from most construction CEOs when I introduce the concept of employee engagement and development. As I mentioned last week, contractors do not...
by Simplar | Mar 24, 2021 | Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Weekly Construction Message
Employee Engagement and DevelopmentĀ Drucker Success Element #2 In our 2021 quest to define the success elements that mark a ābest-in-classā construction company, we began with the Drucker Instituteās five success elements: 1. Customer satisfaction 2. Employee...
by Simplar | Feb 17, 2021 | Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Imagine As I said last week: The Drucker Institute’s 2020 list of the top 250 best-managed companies in America ranks companies based on their ability to integrate the five elements of success Peter Drucker identified in his research.Ā 1. Customer satisfactionĀ ...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Change Management, Change Management, Change Management
All Management Is Change Management Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results simply does not and will not work. Managerās Reality Check: Is this my management style? Do I keep steering my company down the same path because Iām familiar with...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Change Management, Change Management, Change Management
Where-How-Why Ā ā If You Donāt Know Where Your Going, Youāre Probably Not Going to Get There.ā (An Ancient Chinese Proverb) As we have discussed over the past two weeks, the reason most construction company CEOs resist engaging in formal strategic planning is that...
