by Simplar | Jul 28, 2022 | Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Organization Transformation, Weekly Construction Message
The CFO Risk Manager Dr Thomas C Schleifer Contractors are professional gamblers who place big bets that they can profit from complex transactions that often take years to complete. If they’re operating in familiar stable markets, they believe they can win the...
by Simplar | Jun 10, 2022 | Business of Construction, Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Weekly Construction Message
Recession Potential Dr Thomas C Schleifer Everyone agrees that the COVID-19 world-wide economic shutdown, interrupted supply chains, Russia’s barbaric invasion of the Ukraine, fuel shortages, and persistent rampant inflation all add up to, at the very least,...
by Simplar | May 26, 2022 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Facility Management, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
Economic Schizophrenia Dr Thomas C Schleifer Surging inflation, global energy supply shortages, Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, and Chinese pandemic-related disruptions to economic activity have brewed the perfect storm of economic instability. The...
by Simplar | Mar 10, 2022 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
INFLATION – 2022/23 Recent conversations with construction CEOs reveal that many industry professionals believe the current inflation spike is only a blip on the economic radar screen that will fade as soon as the supply chain is untangled. I would like to...
by Simplar | Mar 3, 2022 | Growth, Growth, Project Selection, Project Selection, Project Selection, Project Selection, Weekly Construction Message
SIZE MATTERS Warren Buffet once famously said: “I buy expensive suits… They just look cheap on me.” In this disrupted, unpredictable market of 2022, project selection may be the most important decision construction senior management will make. Last...
