by Simplar | Mar 19, 2026 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Organization Transformation, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
Contractors are either selling finished buildings (highways, bridges, etc.) to ultimate owners or they are providing owners with construction services. Not both. The legal structure of construction contracts holds the contractor responsible not only for erecting a...
by Simplar | Mar 12, 2026 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
I closed last week’s blog with a plea to the industry to join me in my 2026 mission to double the construction industry’s net profit margins. Let’s begin by looking back at the double-digit profit margins that the industry enjoyed during the era...
by Simplar | Mar 5, 2026 | Business of Construction, Growth, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Partnering, Planning, PM, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
The NFL Draft The NFL draft is the perfect template for contractors to emulate when building the team of professionals that will eventually manage their construction business. The NFL draft is nothing more than a collection of college players who have demonstrated a...
by Simplar | Feb 19, 2026 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
In the same way a Law Firm is a team of expert attorneys handling legal affairs for clients, a construction company is a team of construction experts providing construction services to clients. The way this team of construction experts is recruited, trained, and...
by Simplar | Feb 12, 2026 | Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
Most construction companies start out as simple closely held operations that can be run by the seat of any rational person’s pants. A unique feature of the construction industry, however, is that mom and pop businesses can grow very quickly into large complex...
by Simplar | Feb 5, 2026 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Organization Transformation, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
This year, it is my mission to discuss the science of business. When financial transactions are small and simple the commonsense entrepreneur can make artful choices that propel the firm forward. But when construction companies achieve scale, they become the most...
