Masters with Masters 15 (Dale Thomas and Helen McConnaughey)
On September 5, 2013, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer Ed Hoffman moderated a conversation between Dale Thomas, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Chief Knowledge Officer, and Helen McConnaughey, Manager of the Spacecraft Vehicle Systems Department within MSFC’s Engineering Directorate. McConnaughey and Thomas reflected on their careers, lessons learned, and mentoring experiences.
Thomas shared his insight into failure, noting that “failure is not fatal. Reckless failure can be very damaging, but if you have an idea on how to do something better or an idea on how to do something that could be of value, talk about it with your leads, your supervisors, your peers.”
Masters with Masters is a series that brings together master practitioners to reflect on their experiences, lessons learned, and thoughts about upcoming challenges.
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