Control Freak Construction Supervision

“Sol hated not being in control. Throughout his life and career, he was a control freak of note, and so, while others were encouraging him to start the project, he examined every line on the architect’s drawings with a microscopic lens and asked a thousand questions.”

“Construction finally began in 1962 and, to the amazement of the builders, Sol was everywhere. Although his wife, Maureen, and their young family were now residing in Johannesburg, Sol practically camped out in Natal. He visited the building site daily, but mostly at different times. Much to his frustration, he discovered that the people he had interacted with during the planning phase were almost never there. The actual construction work had been delegated to the site foremen. Those who had worked on the designs were nowhere to be seen, apart from monthly review meetings. Sol was apoplectic. The people he had entrusted with control of his project – and, by extension, his money – had presumably moved on to their next project.”