Cut the Payroll Not the Culture Even though we have never experienced a viral contagion on the scale of this pandemic before, we have, in fact, recently experienced a similar business interruption called the Great Recession of 2008. We…
Reimagining Your Company During the Pandemic Crisis Getting upset, angry or fearful over the business interruption caused by the current public health crisis is a form of futile resistance. Resistance to an event that has already occurred is often referred to…
Beyond COVID-19 I’ve been ringing the “fire bell” constantly since this COVID-19 pandemic broke out in March, and I’m getting tired of hearing my own cautionary tale. This week, I’m making the assumption that construction professionals, now alerted, have taken necessary…
The New Normal We are entering the fourth week of this startling, confusing, confounding economic pause. It seems like a lifetime. Government-mandated cessation of economic activity in the face of a worldwide viral pandemic is a first in…
Third Crisis-era Message to Contractors from: Dr Tom Schleifer Why a Measured Response and When? We are all in this together and doing our part to stem the spread of the virus. Most fear that this is not a pause…