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July 17, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 6   What can we learn about risk from the success of Harry Potter and the stock market crash of 1929?

July 17, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 6   What makes one leader succeed while another fails? According to one expert, it is the ability to synthesize wisdom, intelligence, and creativity in making decisions and inspiring others.

July 17, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 6   Government agencies face intense competition from private industry and developing nations in the global war for project management talent, according to Project Management Institute CEO Greg Balestrero.

July 17, 2008 Vol. 1 Issue 6   On July 28, 1964, Ranger 7 was launched from Cape Canaveral.

July 17, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 6   There has been a lot of talk over the past decade about talent management. What does it mean? What are its implications for a project-based organization like NASA?

July 17, 2008 Vol. 1 Issue 6   NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin told a Senate Subcommittee that extending Space Shuttle operations beyond FY 2010 would have “serious budgetary and schedule repercussions for the Constellation program.”

August 7, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 7   The insights of Kurt Lewin, one of the founding fathers of social psychology, have relevance for a project-based environment like NASA.

August 7, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 7   Rep. Nick Lampson (TX-22) of the House Committee on Science and Technology expressed grave concerns about the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS).

August 7, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 7   Metaphors are one of the simplest and most effective ways for a leader to communicate with a group.