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 | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Development, Business Development
The Yin & Yang of Construction If blue was the only color, there would be no blue. Without sound there is no silence. “In ancient Chinese philosophy, yin and yang is a concept of dualism describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Business Failure
Current Construction Recovery Top Line vs. Bottom Line Since 2012 the construction industry has been enjoying a robust recovery. In this blog I have been alerting contractors to the business risks hidden in the euphoria of construction market upswings. Now that we...
by Simplar | Jan 12, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
Capital Management Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. After New Year’s, prognosticators gave up pretense and predicted recession for 2023. The Fed, they now admit, waited too long to take action and its current aggressive interest rate hikes are pushing the economy into a...
by Simplar | Mar 21, 2024 | Business of Construction, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Growth, Growth, Weekly Construction Message
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