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Special Feature: Is There a Perfect Organization?

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Leaders lead by showing their humanity to the team. When the whole team is hurt or grieving, perhaps the strongest thing a leader can do is to express his or hear grief with them. -- Ken Schwer, from his story: Loss and Recovery

Leaders lead by showing their humanity to the team. When the whole team is hurt or grieving, perhaps the strongest thing a leader can do is to express his or hear grief with them. -- Ken Schwer, from his story: Loss and Recovery


	In This Issue

		Stories of Innocence, Stories of Experience By Todd Post Change is valuable because it presents us with the opportunity to learn new things about ourselves. + Read More


	Stories

		Loss and Recovery By Ken Schwer There were no plans or work-arounds for what occurred just a few minutes after launch. + Read More

		Boiling Point By Michael C. Jansen Problem was, I had an extremely limited background in this (indeed, any) type of thermal analysis. + Read More

		When My Name Suddenly Was "Murphy" By David Mitchell My project manager's confidence in me brought out my confidence in myself. + Read More

		Less of Me By Tim Owen Right from the get-go the hardware development team was behind schedule and over budget. + Read More


	Special Feature

		Is There a Perfect Organization? By Julie Schonfeld Too many managers are concerned with appearing to know more than anyone below them. + Read More


	Features

		A Big Raise, A Promotion, Or... By W. Scott Cameron The stage was set to explore new ways to recognize individuals and their contributions. + Read More

		Three Insights About Change By Terry Little I have come to understand how fragile credibility is and that establishing and maintaining it is continuous. + Read More


	Practices

		Continuous Risk Management By Phil Sabelhaus Risk identification is an ongoing activity that takes place during the routine project workflow. + Read More


	Interview

		ASK Talks with Joseph Rothenberg NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight (Retired 2001) shares his perspective on four decades of project management. + Read More


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