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Home » Authors » Thomas C. Schleifer PhD

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD

Thomas C. Schleifer, PhD, is a turnaround expert and former professor at Arizona State University. He serves as a consultant to sureties and contractors and can be contacted via his blog at letstalkbusiness.net.

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Why construction forecasts fail
Commentary

Should You Trust Construction Market Forecasts? Not In My Opinion.

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD
February 15, 2021
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The survey process does a disservice to timely business decision-making by companies.
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ENR Viewpoint

Risk Alert: The Construction Market Will Shrink In The Year Ahead

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD
November 18, 2020
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I hear from people who argue that I’m being too negative about the future, that real construction market recovery is just around the corner.


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How Contractors Can Keep Labor Costs Flexible To Help Survive a Downturn

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD
July 30, 2020
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In construction, we can’t solve a global pandemic, but we can protect our contracting companies by keeping overhead flexible in case business declines.


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Commentary: Let's End The Risk-Shift Madness

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD
March 4, 2020
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Because construction projects are highly complex, collaborative, interdependent and long-lasting team efforts, the exact final cost is impossible to estimate.


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Construction Success

Contractor, Analyze Thyself With A New Free Tool: A Viewpoint

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD
June 25, 2019
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Until now, what it means to be “organized for success” has eluded many contractors. 


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Commentary on Contractor Management

How To Recognize Contractor Growth Risk

What rate of growth brings too much risk?
Thomas C. Schleifer PhD
March 20, 2019
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When the conditions for destruction are present.
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When to Avoid Costly Construction Conflicts

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD Bob Rubin
October 17, 2018
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There was a conflict between a building contractor and an owner we’d like to tell you about, but not because we want to explain who was right or wrong.


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Commentary: The American Way of Building

How a Badly Needed New Firehouse Proved the Danger of Low Bids

A construction project with no pre-qualification process burns through money
Thomas C. Schleifer PhD
July 4, 2018
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How accepting a low bid sent a firehouse project out of control.
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How to Survive the Big Construction Labor Squeeze

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD
January 17, 2018
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You can’t compete with the labor shortage. It has too much control over your progress. 


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Construction Risk Management

Because Risk Is in a Construction Contractor's DNA

Why each new contract is like starting your contracting business anew
Thomas C. Schleifer PhD
November 22, 2017
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Every time a contractor signs a new contract, it is as if that company was opening for its first day in business.


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