Ted Boyce
Director of Safety, Quality & Organizational Development Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company
Thomas E. “Ted” Boyce, PhD, is Director of Safety, Quality, and Organizational Development at Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company. He holds a PhD in Psychology from Virginia Tech and is a certified Safety Management Professional.
A former university professor, Dr. Boyce’s early research focused on applying behavioral science to injury prevention, helping shape what is now known as Behavior-Based Safety. He later spent nearly a decade on the faculty of the American Management Association, where he developed and taught leadership programs for executives at all levels.
Today, Dr. Boyce continues his long-standing work in person-centered culture change and continuous process improvement within the construction industry. A student of W. Edwards Deming’s management philosophy, he has authored dozens of articles and book chapters on safety leadership, injury prevention, and organizational performance. His book, The Psychology of Leadership, offers a practical framework for managing performance in complex organizations.
Dr. Boyce is a frequent keynote speaker and conference panelist, known for translating theory into practical, real-world application.
Seminars
- Shifting from inspection-driven quality to making quality a true team sport led by superintendents and PMs
- Embedding ownership of the quality playbook within project teams, with quality staff acting as a resource, not the police
- Defining clear roles and responsibilities so quality is a core leadership function on every project
- Repositioning quality as a non-discretionary standard that mirrors safety
- Simplifying comprehensive quality plans into a small number of critical steps, assigning clear ownership across multiple functions
- Driving demonstrated leadership commitment to quality by increasing executive engagement and upward influence across the organization
