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Research Brief: Teamwork among Mission Controllers and International Crews

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   Cultural differences in work pressure levels and aggression between Russian and American crewmembers and mission controllers can affect team performance on long-duration space missions, according to a new joint study by the University of California / San Francisco and the Institute for Biomedical Problems in Moscow.

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Marshall Institute Explores Innovation in Aerospace

June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6   An appetite for risk, flatter hierarchies, leaders with “dirty hands,” and more public/private partnerships are the key ingredients for a blast of aerospace innovation, according to a multi-sector panel convened by the George C. Marshall Institute.

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Academy Presentation — The Project Academy: Re-Energizing Project Management

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   Academy Director Dr. Ed Hoffman spoke at the 23rd IPMA (International Project Management Association) World Congress in Helsinki, Finland on June 16, 2009 about the role of a project academy in an organization dedicated to complex projects.

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Academy Brief: Academy Holds Project Leadership Forum

June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6   Communication, action, and reflection were common themes among a diverse panel of experts at the Academy’s Project Leadership Forum.

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Leadership Bookshelf: How NASA Builds Teams

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   A new book offers an in-depth look at the team-building support sponsored by the Academy.

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NASA on the Hill: Enhancing the Relevance of Space

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   Communication is essential to enhance the relevance of space to address national needs and to convey its importance to the public, witnesses told the House Committee on Science and Technologys Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics on July 16, 2009.

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Message from the Academy Director: Project Management and Project Leadership

June 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 6   The dynamics of complex projects and the changing nature of work demand skills beyond traditional project management — they call for project leadership.

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Message from the Academy Director: Learning Takes Place at the Team Level

July 30, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 7   All successful projects are team efforts, and our learning strategies have to reflect that.

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Academy Case Study — Building the Team: The Ares I-X Upper Stage Simulator

May 29, 2009 Vol. 2, Issue 5   The opportunity to build a new launch vehicle that can loft humans into space does not come along often.

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