For many years I provided leadership training at the Goddard Space Flight Center. During that time, I had the opportunity to deliver two keynotes at a retreat for the Academy of Program Project and Engineering Leadership, or APPEL, NASA’s senior-most project managers. The managers at APPEL have been in their positions for decades, overseeing projects […]
If you’re planning a Design Summit for your Grand Challenge, look at what we put together for the Huntsman Mental Health Institute’s Grand Challenge to end the stigma surrounding mental health and substance use disorders. Feel free to borrow it for your work. Our mission statement is to unite all our passion, drive, and expertise
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The tree above has been dripping sap for days on a trail I regularly take. It’s been dripping sap for years. It’s just this one drip that is taking days. Whenever I walk past it, I am reminded how nature has its cycles. The process of a star collapsing could easily take a million years
I’ve just concluded the design summit for the Grand Challenge to eliminate the stigma around mental health and substance use disorders. The conference was a great success, with over 130 organizations present. The summit’s success means lots of work to be done in terms of scaling up to support everyone involved. What s the best
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I am at the Snowbird resort outside Salt Lake City. The drive was gorgeous as fall foliage was peaking up the mountainsides. Golden trees everywhere, punctuated by evergreens. I am here to kick off our national network for the Grand Challenge to eliminate the stigma around mental health and substance use disorders. We have over
At our upcoming Design Summit for the Grand Challenge to eliminate the stigma around mental health and substance use disorders, we want our attendees to be in a collaborative mood, upbeat, and ready to be creative together. The ambiance is important. I pay particular attention to the music played when attendees enter the room when
Next week I will be facilitating a Design Summit for the Grand Challenge to eliminate the stigma around mental health and substance use disorders. We have 115 organizations participating. It’s an exponential jump from our last major event, which had representatives from 25 organizations. Granted, it’s to the 1.5 power approximately, but that makes no
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October 9-11 we launch the national network to eliminate the stigma around mental health and substance use disorders, Stop Stigma Together. It’s an amazing Grand Challenge that I am privileged to lead. We have over 100 organizations participating at this event as well as thought leaders across the country, researchers, and activists. I have been
What would it be if you could sum up leadership in one word? Inspiration? Dedication? Execution? Strategy? Did you consider balance? In the video above, I share what I learned about leadership and balance while working with NASA. I spent many years teaching leadership training at the Goddard Space Flight Center. During that time, I
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My wife, Laura Baron, is a music video social artist. In 2013 she produced A Little Note, using the soundtrack to the song that won Best Song across all categories by the Washington Area Music Awards. This video was made possible by the generous support of In Honor of Her, and is dedicated to helping
