by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Growth
BOOM AND BUST Subject: construction market cycles The construction recession is finally over and boom times are upon us once again. Everyone is signing new contracts and business plans are bursting at the seams. And this is even before the Republican administration in...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Risk Management, Risk Management
Risk is Not a Dirty Word Over the last thirty years I have conducted literally hundreds of seminars with construction professionals covering an array of issues concerning the business of contracting. Along the way I have noticed that whenever I bring up risk, the...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Prospering Cyclical Market, Prospering Cyclical Market
Subject: Quality over quantity Never Ask a Texan… …the size of his spread. It’s not polite. I made that mistake while touring a Texas cattle ranch with the owner many years ago. The rest of the tour was spent in comparative silence. When we got back to the...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Succession Planning, Succession Planning
Succession Dilemmas When Construction Companies Outgrow the Founder Case Study The founder and aging CEO of a fast-growing construction company recently asked me to help him with his succession problem. He summed it up with one memorable sentence; “What in God’s name...
by Simplar | Jan 14, 2021 | Dispute Resolution, Dispute Resolution
Construction Dispute Resolution Threshold In Disagreements Size Matters by Thomas C Schleifer and Bob Rubin, Esq. For many years we have studied the causes of construction business failures and how to avoid them. During my years in the surety consulting business and...
