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Every year as we get back in the saddle, our Remembrance Day signals us to think back to the tragic events of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia as well as the context surrounding them. We’re accountable for learning from not just what went wrong, but how we recovered. As an example, read these rules recorded by Wayne Hale, former NASA Flight Director and Space Shuttle Program Manager. By actually applying such lessons from the past to your current work, our actions can honor our lost crews beyond silent reflection.

Webinar Featuring Nigel Packham, JSC Associate Director, Safety and Mission Assurance, in support of the 2024 Supervisor Summit event

Resilience is a crucial skill for a successful project manager.

Communication with context allows a project manager to focus their audience’s attention on what they are trying to convey.

Project leaders can create a working environment for their team members that will lead to mission success.

Leaders can set a good example to help their teams become determined to succeed.

An engineering leader welcomes diverse opinions and ideas to spot and solve project challenges.

A project manager should be vigilant against certain types of behavior that can lead to a project failure.

A project manager can influence their project team to use creativity and flexibility to overcome problems by giving good direction.