How NASA builds teams : mission critical soft skills for scientists, engineers, and project teams /
To improve communication, performance, and morale among NASA's technical teams, the author (a former NASA astrophysicist) developed the "4-D" teambuilding process described in this book. Relying on simple, logical processes that appeal strongly to technical teams who eschew "touc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons,
©2009.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | To improve communication, performance, and morale among NASA's technical teams, the author (a former NASA astrophysicist) developed the "4-D" teambuilding process described in this book. Relying on simple, logical processes that appeal strongly to technical teams who eschew "touchy-feely" training, the author applies simple, elegant principles from his physics background to the art of teambuilding. For example, he uses a coordinate system to analyze the characteristics of team performance into actionable elements. He also illustrates the teambuilding process with entertaining stories from his decade as NASA's Director for Astrophysics and subsequent 15 years of working closely with NASA and outside business teams |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 261 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-251) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781119198277 1119198275 9780470502938 0470502932 9780470502952 0470502959 1282188518 9781282188518 9786612188510 6612188510 |