by Simplar | Sep 30, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
“Corporate culture?” one contractor said to me. “Whada’ya want me to do? Take my masons to the opera?” Well, not exactly. Corporate culture is not about art appreciation. It’s just a fancy way to say, “How do your...
by Simplar | Feb 17, 2021 | Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Imagine As I said last week: The Drucker Institute’s 2020 list of the top 250 best-managed companies in America ranks companies based on their ability to integrate the five elements of success Peter Drucker identified in his research. 1. Customer satisfaction ...
by Simplar | Oct 19, 2022
… Read the rest “FM Doctor”
by Simplar | Sep 8, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Facility Management, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Organization Transformation, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
Back To the Beginning Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. For 30 years I have been researching the causes of construction business failure. The study began years ago when I operated the largest national consultancy firm completing projects interrupted when bonded contractors...
by Simplar | Nov 18, 2021 | Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Unstable Markets Skilled Labor Shortage News Flash – Consumer prices rocketed higher than expected last month, jumping 6.2% annually for their biggest increase in 31 years, the Labor Department reported. We have redefined unstable markets to mean not only...
