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Leadership Counts
By Todd Post
How many times have I heard project managers tell of learning by way of examples from history and literature?
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 Stories
 
 The Journey Back
The Journey Back
By Rudy Aquilina
As I struggled to assimilate the loss, I had no idea what I was going to do next.
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 What GOES Around, Comes Around
What GOES Around, Comes Around
By Rick Obenschain
The project was in horrible shape -- about $500 million over budget and five years behind schedule.
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 End-to-End Commitment
End-to-End Commitment
By John Newcomb
When Jim cancelled the end-to-end test, some of the people he trusted most didn't agree with him.
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 Marbles for the Imagination
Marbles for the Imagination
By Jack Shue
What makes a young person want to be an engineer or scientist? Is it a single event?
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 Special Feature
 
 Going Up
Going Up
By Freddie Douglas III
"The Agency," the man told me, "is a waste of taxpayer dollars." I gave my tried-and-true response, but this time it fell on deaf ears.
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 Features
 
 Fly Away
Fly Away
By Scott Tibbitts
I explained that Kurt was missing, and that it did not look good.
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 Coming of Age
Coming of Age
By Ray Morgan
He gave me explicit instructions. "Take that plywood off the stack just as it sits -- do NOT turn it over."
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 Practices
 
 Say What You Mean
Say What You Mean
By Lynda Rutledge
The way I look at it, confrontation makes sense while you can still do something to prevent a misunderstanding.
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 Interview
 
 ASK Talks with William Readdy
ASK Talks with William Readdy
A year after Columbia, NASA's Associate Administrator for Space Flight offers a personal perspective on the Agency's return to flight.
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FROM THE APPL DIRECTOR
+ Columbia, Loss, and the Search for Eldorado
By Dr. Edward Hoffman

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+ The Eye Cannot See Itself
By Dr. Alexander Laufer

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+ Truly good decisions can only be made when there is free and open communication.

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