Tag Archives: Construction leadership
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
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
Some Leaders Cannot Admit Their Blind Spots
“If you were blind, you would have no [error]; but since you say, ‘We see,’ your [error] remains.” John 9:41, New American Standard When do leaders cause the most damage to their organizations and to those who trust them? When these … Continue reading
2014: Bring Your Spirit to Leadership
First a confession: I failed to make my goals in 2013. Am I a failure? Well, maybe not. According to the principles of lean leadership, finding and owning mistakes is cause for celebration. If my number of mistakes in 2013 … Continue reading
3 Illogical Beliefs Doom Leaders to Fail
As human beings with blind spots, leaders make mistakes and others suffer from them. This first article in a series on leader blind spots addresses The Superhuman Complex, the first of three illogical beliefs that cloud leaders’ vision. Evidence of the … Continue reading
STRUCTURE OF LEADERSHIP 
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