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- Sep 28, 2025Work SkillsUnderstanding Common Coordination IssuesMorton Thiokol engineers warned the night before that cold would compromise the O-ring seal. Management passed a modified version to NASA, which launched under schedule pressure. Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launch, killing all seven crew. Not a failure of intelligence, since the engineers understood, nor of intention, since nobody wanted it. The information reached decision-makers in a form that did not convey its urgency. Four problem types follow.
- Sep 26, 2025Work SkillsEffective Team Dynamics UnveiledHe called them Apollo teams, and they underperformed because clever people spent their time arguing about approach instead of complementing each other. The 2004 US Olympic basketball roster is the same lesson in public, losing to an Argentina side with no comparable individual talent but years of shared play. Ringelmann measured the underlying tax back in 1913: rope-pulling force per person fell as the group grew. The page covers safety, roles and conflict.
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