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Preparing for Re-entry into the Physical Workplace: Lessons from NASA

Michael Lee Stallard

Previously I’ve written about how relational disconnection between NASA engineers and senior managers contributed to the fatal accidents of the space shuttles Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 2003. Use it or lose it” is a mantra often employed as motivation to exercise and not neglect our physical fitness.

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A Heart Surgeon and an Internet Marketer: Interview with Dr. Mani

Rajesh Setty

RS: How do you find the time and energy to manage two careers – as heart surgeon and Internet marketer? Each heart operation costs around $2,500 to $3,000. Typically, 25% of what my online information business earns will be ear-marked for the Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation I set up in 2003. MS: One word.

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How to Sustain Front Line Process Improvement Activities

Harvard Business Review

But there wasn't much activity until six months later when Mike Karol, vice president of operations, told his managers to make it their responsibility. In 2003, the first year of the program, 5,000 ideas were volunteered. And the Michigan operations received awards from their parent company for this program.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

So I reached out to Brandon Webb, an innovative SEAL trainer/educator, and CEO of Force12 Media for real-world perspective on what industry could learn from a special operations sensibility. A member of Seal Team 3, Webb became the Naval Special Warfare Command Sniper Course Manager in 2003. They are self-motivators.

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Transforming Health Care Takes Continuity and Consistency

Harvard Business Review

I have often been struck by the way companies operating in industries as diverse as telecommunications and transport manage to collaborate in a competitive environment, yet health organizations find collaboration difficult even when they are not competing. There are three compounding problems that inhibit large-scale, sustainable change.