by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Leadership, Leadership
The Impact of Beliefs Perhaps no other single factor has a greater impact on the management of construction concerns than the unexamined beliefs held by senior management. What we believe to be true, (whether it is or not), affects every choice we make. And our most...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Failure
Bad Beliefs The Root of All Evil It took me 30 years of research to get to the hidden root cause of construction business failures: Bad management decisions are caused by firmly held bad beliefs. Beliefs In other words, whether we are aware of it or not, every...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Leadership
Beware the Pitfalls Of Your Beliefs Over these past six weeks, we have taken the opportunity during the COVID pandemic discussions to evaluate construction organization performance against the performance of “best in class” construction firms. The Construction...
by Simplar | Feb 15, 2024 | Built Environment, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
Construction top executives come up through the ranks of the construction trades or through formal education which is usually in construction management or engineering degree. This genesis bends the construction professional’s profile toward the hands-on builder who,...
by Simplar | Feb 1, 2024 | Built Environment, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Project Selection, Weekly Construction Message
There is no time like the present. 2024 is our year to improve profit margins, increase cash flow, and stabilize our businesses. We will begin at the beginning when we prepare bids and sign contracts. This is the first tentative step we all take into the mine field of...
