Inflation – 2022 And Beyond

Inflation – 2022 And Beyond

Inflation – 2022 And Beyond Have you ever come home from work to discover that your spouse has redecorated the living room? It’s the same space you’ve been sitting in for 20 years, but somehow it feels strange. Welcome to 2022. Redecorated By...
Welcome To 2022

Welcome To 2022

Welcome To 2022 The annual turning of the calendar page is an artifice from our ancient agrarian heritage. However, the prospect of a “new” year is a useful reminder to pause our frantic pace and reimagine our ever-evolving economic environment. ...
What Do You Want? – Science of Construction Business Management Series

What Do You Want? – Science of Construction Business Management Series

What Do You Want? – Science of Construction Business Management Series By: Dr. Thomas C Schleifer A recent study by a large New York ad agency revealed that most people don’t know exactly what they want and change their mind almost daily as their...
The Science of Business Management

The Science of Business Management

The Science of Business Management  There seems to be some misconception about what it takes to manage a construction business. Hard-working construction people who make the transition from employee to self-employed usually have an ample dose of common sense combined...
The Bottom Line is The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line is The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line is The Bottom Line This past year and a half we have all been subjected to a stress test. We have been trying to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe from one of the deadliest viral pandemics in human history. We are struggling to understand the...
Labor Shortages to Clogged Supply Chains What’s going on around here?

Labor Shortages to Clogged Supply Chains What’s going on around here?

“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. ...