Look Before You Leap
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...Let’s Make Money
by Simplar | Jan 4, 2024 | Business of Construction, Weekly Construction Message
Let me begin 2024 by saying thank you to everyone who participated in our construction business management dialogue in the last eight years. We began the Weekly Construction Message with a few construction industry professionals and academics debating business...Beliefs
by Simplar | Nov 23, 2023 | Business of Construction, Weekly Construction Message
Beliefs are firmly held convictions that go largely unexamined but nonetheless influence our decision making without us being aware of them in the background of our thinking. In last week’s message, I listed ten beliefs that influence construction...Risk Mitigation
by Simplar | Sep 20, 2023 | Business Failure, Business Failure, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Partnering, Planning, PM, Weekly Construction Message
Risk Mitigation Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Thirty-five years ago, I initiated research that resulted in ranking construction contracting #2 in business failure rate (restaurants are #1). That data inspired me to begin ongoing research into the causes of construction...Search Past Blogs by Keywords
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