
Construction Genius 13 - What Navy SEALS Can Teach Construction Leaders About Failure, Responsibility, and Recovery
Apr 9, 2019
33:14
In this episode, we cover three things.
- Causes of problems on construction projects
- The Road to recovery from failure
- The benefit of taking complete responsibility
The inspiration for this episode comes from "Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALS Lead and Win", by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.
Highlights:
- [00:02:06] Definition of Extreme Ownership
- [00:03:52] The Cause of Problems on Construction Projects
- [00:08:30] The Road to Recovery from Failure:
- [00:16:04] What to do if someone isn't performing:
- [00:20:59] The benefit of leaders taking complete responsibility
- [00:20:59] The Danger of leaders admitting mistakes
- [00:27:48] Specific next steps
- [00:29:03] A FREE resource to help you solve problems: www.ericanderton.com/kam
The Cause of Problems:
- Poor Planning
- Poor Communication
- Poor Execution
The Road to Recovery from Failure:
- Take Ownership personally,
- Acknowledge Failure publicly
- Develop a plan to win
If someone isn't performing:
- Is it a moral issue?
- Train and Mentor
- Keep loyal to team and mission
The benefit of leaders taking complete responsibility
- Gain the respect of the team
- Build trust
- Clear the path to addressing the issue
Action Items:
- Ask: What problems are plaguing you?
- Project Based
- Process Based
- People Based
- Commit:
- Take responsibility
- Tell the truth
- Ask for help
- Act:
- Gather the team
- Get ideas
- Build an action plan
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