by Simplar | Jun 23, 2021 | Business Development, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
This blog is the culmination of our series on the CFO’s role in the management of construction companies. I have been attempting to lay out the “Best in Class” management practices that apply to the CFO. The feedback from the accounting profession...
by Simplar | Jun 16, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
As the world’s economy emerges from pandemic slumber, I’m hearing familiar rumblings from the contractors I talk to every day. Keep in mind that the construction market is not back yet. The Chatter “Material inflation is killing me. The contracts I...
by Simplar | May 25, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Engineering is a science and contractors tend to think like scientists. Tangible, measurable metrics speak to us contractors. Opinions, feelings, and guesses get less attention. Some construction professionals think that construction industry academics like myself...
by Simplar | Apr 21, 2021 | Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
How to Effectively Utilize a Board of Advisors Now that I’ve convinced you to form a board of advisors, and you are already working to recruit appropriate members, it’s time to discuss how to utilize all the newly assembled brainpower to your advantage. ...
by Simplar | Apr 14, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
How to Assemble a Board of Advisors I often mention that the construction industry has the highest failure rate of all industries with the exception of restaurants. Most of my readers infer from this statistic that I’m implying construction’s failure rate is due...
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...
