by Simplar | Jun 2, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development, Business Development, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
My overview of the construction industry breaks down the management function into three broad categories: 1. Getting the work 2. Doing the work 3. Accounting for the work. The Chief Financial Officerâs (CFO’s) role in “Accounting for the work” is...
by Simplar | May 12, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
This year we are going from top to bottom in our review of construction’s âbest-in-classâ management practices. We began at the traditional top of business organizations, the Board of Directors (Advisors). Because the construction industry is largely made up of...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic and Project Planning
2020 Solution #1  Promote Your CFO To a Trusted Member of Your Management Team  2019 Risk # 1 – Catastrophic Collapse Unexpected Catastrophic Failure of Contracting Firms Both Large and Small  As we discussed in 2019, construction contracting is the second...
by Yogesh | Nov 21, 2024 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
For many years I have been cautioning about the risk inherent in accelerated growth. Construction professionals, however, have not been listening to these cautions because, unlike all other industries, construction has no ongoing business inertia. Contractors must...
by Simplar | Nov 14, 2024 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Financial Management and Risk, Growth, Growth, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
For many years I have been cautioning about the risk inherent in accelerated growth. Construction professionals, however, have not been listening to these cautions because, unlike all other industries, construction has no ongoing business inertia. Contractors must...
