by Simplar | Mar 30, 2023 | Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
The Haves and Have-Nots Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Unlike rampant inflation, supply chain collapse, or a sudden descent into recession; trends creep up without us noticing. We have already discussed the gradual shortage of skilled labor that is now haunting our...
by Simplar | Mar 23, 2023 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
Make Friends with Trends Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. We have been discussing managing construction companies profitably under post-pandemic disruptive market conditions. Studying what we labeled âdisruptionsâ (run-away cost inflation, impending recession, supply chain...
by Simplar | Mar 2, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Weekly Construction Message
Adapting To Trends Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. If youâve been with us since the first of the year, we have been discussing managing risk under the disrupted market conditions of 2023. The risk factors of inflation, recession, labor scarcity, and supply chain snags have...
by Simplar | Feb 9, 2023 | Built Environment, Partnering, Planning, PM, Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Management, Weekly Construction Message
What a Crazy Business Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. In this yearâs opening blog series, we have been discussing the elevated risk level caused by COVID induced cost inflation, labor shortages, supply chain snags, and a potential recession that may result from the Fedâs...
by Simplar | Feb 2, 2023 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Procurement, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
Identifying Risk Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Most contractors are guilty of failing to diligently identify the unique risks in every new job BEFORE they undertake it. One example I often site is a failed project that I dealt with for a surety. The otherwise successful...
