Tag Archives: Charlie Pellerin

The Leanest and Most Effective Team and Individual Development Processes in Existence

The Leanest and Most Effective Team and Individual Development Processes in Existence is a presentation I gave at the Training 2011 Conference yesterday – the slide notes should help you understand the slides. I selected the title because the claim, … Continue reading

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I’ve Read Some Shocking Things, But…

I routinely read Chris Martenson’s daily blogs, and this tops anything i have seen yet. This is so outrageous that only months ago, I would have trashed it. As a physicist, I am trained to examine evidence as it matches … Continue reading

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Eliminating Future Challenger Explosions

Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the tragic explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger. As NASA’s Director, Astrophysics I was, of course, shocked to hear about the Challenger accident. I had a “Spartan-Halley” payload on Challenger and for a time worried … Continue reading

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Why I Blog about Scary Futures

While the response my Blogs about preparation for massive and unpleasant change has been overwhelmingly positive, I received one critical e-mail from a 4-D client. He referred to my blogs as “bizarre” and “survivalist.” I thought I might tell you … Continue reading

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4-D Network Members and Friends

A lot of time has passed since in communicated with you. I have been waiting for the launch of our “Learning Tool” which, like all things that involve software, has taken longer than we thought. It provides an easy way … Continue reading

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The Most Important Investment Question

Should you buy assets that benefit from: 1. Money printing (“quantitative easing”) such as gold, silver, and resource stocks, or 2. From GDP growth such as stocks, rental properties and other historical investments. What do you think?

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My Predictions for 2011

This is an update of a topic that I write about occasionally. I am not a certified financial planer and this is not financial advice. It is educational material integrated from multiple sources. Here is my best guess about what … Continue reading

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A Guest Offering – More on Supervisor Feedback

My friend and 4-D Certified Coach, Diane Brennan offered me this blog to post I appreciated Charlie’s point that the behavior of providing honest feedback is not a matter of knowing how to do this task but rather a mindset … Continue reading

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Preserving Buying Power in Economic Chaos

Perspectives by Charlie Pellerin, author of How NASA Builds Teams. I wrote about why we will undergo wrenching economic and social change in prior blogs. This is about how to protect the buying power for whatever assets you might happen … Continue reading

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The Transition (Money, Water, Food, and Energy)

Perspectives by Charlie Pellerin, author of How NASA Builds Teams (See NASAteambuilding.com) Do you recall the “N1H1” flu scare? I was fascinated to watch President Obama and other senior officials tick off the standard list of what you should do … Continue reading

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