Author Archives: Gene Morton
Will Happy Leaders Excite Chipotle’s Success?*
Clear accountability can make your leaders happy Continue reading
Organize Your Leader Development: Capture Your Strategic Talent
If you want some serious insights into leader development, this article is for you. Authorities Beverly A. Dugan and Patrick Gavan O’Shea, both of Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), explain: The connection between development design and a company mission and strategy. How … Continue reading
VA Headlines Show First Step to Cure Leadership Problems
The VA leadership structure needs a redesign starting right at the top. Then they can roll out the new leadership structure design process to leaders of the other divisions and major locations around the United States. What is a leadership structure? It … Continue reading
3 Bold Steps to Meet Veterans Immediate Care Needs Today
RE: (Olinger, D. and Migoya, D. in VA officials were warned about Aurora project before work began, The Denver Post, posted on May 7, 2015) According to news accounts, the new VA hospital construction in Aurora, Colorado, has turned into … Continue reading
Leadership Wizardry Begins with Structure
Too often leaders want sustained growth, as well as performance improvement, but do not realize the best starting point is to (re)design their structure of leadership. Leadership structure refers to those organizational arrangements which can unify or defeat how leaders perform, … Continue reading
What if 100000 Dedicated Readers Saw Your Book’s Message?
Is it possible business book summaries offer a new avenue for making your book’s content available to your target audience? In a word – YES! After I discovered EBSCO, it opened up an entirely new method to get my content … Continue reading
Shutdown or Reset: What Will Inoculate the VA Hospital Project Against Scope Creep?
About a week ago, I began this case study on scope creep. But the developments in this case are moving faster than I expected. On December 9, 2014, much to my surprise, news reports announced a third-party U.S. Civilian Board … Continue reading
Rein in Scope Creep and Create a Successful Project
Scope creep: when leaders allow uncontrolled changes, add-ons, and embellishments in a project’s goals, deliverables, features, and/or requirements. When did I first learn the dangers of scope creep? It was in a project where scope creep was all but eliminated—in … Continue reading
Can Leaders Structure Decisions to Avoid Shakespeare’s Irrevocable Choices?
Chuck Wilcox, a Shakespearean actor and teacher for over 40 years, helps us understand how William Shakespeare’s plays shed light on fatal leader blind spots. Watch his video to understand what is Chuck saying about Shakespeare’s tragic leaders. Irrevocable decisions … Continue reading
Leaders First – Now A Goodreads Giveaway
Twenty copies of Leaders First, an award-winning guide to leader development, are available as giveaways in the USA. Sign in now. Only three weeks are left to win your AUTOGRAPHED COPY. To sign up, click on the book link widget on the right hand … Continue reading
