Tag Archives: leadership

LAUNCH: Culture of Collaboration

DC campus of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology asked us to speak about the collaborative principles of LAUNCH, a public/private partnership with USAID, State Department, and NIKE. The PhD students are exploring ways to work with international humanitarian organizations in culturally sensitive ways. My advice: Ask. Absorb. Adapt. Adopt. Continue reading

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EarthShip NASA: Exploring the American Pioneering Spirit

EarthShip NASA: an idea to connect NASA’s can-do pioneering spirit with folks out in the heartland who do the very same thing…but for their families and communities. Continue reading

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NASA: Thoughts on New Beginnings

New beginnings: change of any kind can be unsettling to those wedded to the security of the status quo. Continue reading

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Go-No Go and the Black Hole between

You can never be wrong if you never make a decision. Continue reading

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NASA Leadership

A leader is NOT the one who steps to the front of the line, but one who INSPIRES a long line of followers. Continue reading

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