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4-D Systems Detailed Calendar (Charlie & Frank)

2011 4-D Detailed Calendar

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4-D Systems Worldwide Calendar

2011 4-D Systems Worldwide Calendar

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Is NASA Team Benchmarking Valid for Commercial Teams?

This is an important inquiry. Our 15-minute, on-line, Team Development Assessments (TDAs) benchmark team’s performance against a database of 300 (mostly)  NASA first team assessments. First, why do we only use 300 teams when we have more than twice that … Continue reading

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A Special Team Development Opportunity (No Kidding!)

Are you a member of, or working with a team that would like to experience the full 4-D Team Development Assessment (TDA) process? As a special promotion, we are providing select teams the following for free. A full Team Development … Continue reading

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4-D Network Member Communication 2’9’2011

Big News on Multiple Fronts Out third “Learning Tool” is now operational! We urge all Network Members to use these. Access the tools from  the “Learning and Resources” tab at www.NASAteambuilding.com. Overview: We now have 4-D Network Members using Team … Continue reading

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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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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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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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Here's My Latest You Tube Video

Here’s My Latest You Tube Video 4-D Team Performance Enhancement and Risk Mitigation- Part I

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