by Simplar | Nov 3, 2022 | Built Environment, Business Failure, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Weekly Construction Message
CLEAN UP YOUR BOOKS Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. While operating the nation’s largest workout firm for sureties, I had occasion to audit the financial statements of hundreds of construction companies that had failed mid-project. While the causes of those failures varied...
by Simplar | Sep 30, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Financial Management and Risk, Partnering, Planning, PM, Procurement, Weekly Construction Message
Recession – Yes or No? Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. As the Fed uses interest rates to joust with inflation, everyone wants to know if we’re headed into a recession. The dreaded R word is on everybody’s mind. Do I think we’re in for an immediate recession? How severe will...
by Simplar | Sep 22, 2022 | Built Environment, Business of Construction, Facility Management, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Organization Transformation, Procurement, Project Delivery, Weekly Construction Message
A Day in The Life of A “Best-In-Class” Contractor Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. The Best-In-Class Contractor We call contractors who fit the management profile that the Construction Company Self-Analysis Program outlines, question by question –...
by Simplar | Mar 24, 2022 | Current Events/Interests, Current Events/Interests, Labor & Labor Issues, Labor & Labor Issues, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Weekly Construction Message
ZERO TURNOVER If you are in the construction business reading this blog on your cellphone at the job site, I hope you have an adequate labor supply. This “skilled labor shortage” we’re all talking about will really threaten you if you try to grow too...
by Simplar | Dec 9, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Business, Strategic and Project Planning, Organizational Change Management, Weekly Construction Message
A Personal Note to My Friends and Colleagues Hello Everyone, If it feels like I am trying to talk you into something in this note, you would be correct. In fact, that’s all I’ve been trying to do for 30 years. I’m trying to convince construction...
