Somewhere along our way, leadership has become a muddled term.
That's what I was told Friday while informally meeting with a retired aerospace and defense president. He says we have forgotten -- in our zeal for Lean and Six Sigma and process -- to acknowledge and value true leadership.
This retiree -- with the ... Read More »

The discussion about the future workforce is one of those circular conversations that frequently results in a load of questions, few answers, and more than a few people thinking that if we could just get the entertainment moguls involved with our industry.
There also seems to be a contiunuing drive to attract more ... Read More »

Defense Acquisition University recently completed an online video examining lessons learned surrounding leadership of the F-35 Lightning II.
DAU interviewed RDMLSteven Enewold who was the Program Executive Officer for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the largest program in U.S. Defense Dept. history.  ... Read More »

Years ago while working with a defense contractor I was involved in some discussions about moving operations to Mexico. At the time, living in New Mexico, this didn't seem like such a strange idea. Santa Teresa was a great entry point and made sense in terms of looking for low-wage labor.
That's why a comment heard last ... Read More »

When Aerospace Industry Association members met in Phoenix last week, they discussed the top issues most critical to the industry -- including workforce.
Not far from their Biltmore location, aerospace and defense leaders representing every major company are struggling with the same issue. Arizona has two strong ... Read More »