After the accident, Gene Krantz relied on the skills and expertise of his people. A successful leader builds a strong team, but a leader must be able to separate himself/herself from the team to make the best decision. In Apollo 13, Gene empowered his team to come up with a solution for the air scrubbers. By addressing the most critical problem first, he afforded the team time to work on the other problems. The scrubbers were the most critical or they all would have suffocated. By encouraging the team to share expertise and professional opinion and separates himself by taking it all into consideration when making the decision. In the shuttle, Lovell managed to tend to his own responsibilities while managing the various situation that occurred. …show more content…
He consulted with his crew members and kept open communication to ensure everyone was in sync. He followed procedures but had to improvise when the mission was compromised. He carefully prioritized and delegated tasks. When Mattingly expressed his concerns about his ability to dock, Lovell listened to Mattingly’s concerns and supported his request to perfect his skill.
He said “Let’s get it right” During the classroom scenes, emotions were high and the mood was tense. Kranz kept his composure and remained calm. He stated the mission had to be improvised to get the crew home. He opened the discussion for debate. He kept the classroom calm and pointed out the facts about the situation. He stated that he didn’t care what the equipment was designed to do, he cared about what it could do. He deflected negative feedback. He pushed the team to get a layout of the plan. In the second scene, he listened to his experts and considered his deadlines and firmly established that they must succeed. Lovell made the right choice to leave Mattingly behind because if the crew were to become sick, they would not have been in the best position health wise and mentally to handle the accident. This falls under using the right people… Mattingly at risk of getting measles disqualifies him as the right person. Lovell put his personal feelings aside for the right choice for the whole mission and the entire …show more content…
team. Even as everything is breaking loose in Mission Control, Gene Krantz asks his team to “Work the Problem.” He then listened to the experts’ report in on their areas of the mission.
At this time, he set the tone for importance of effective communication which also set the tone and importance of effective communication for the success of the mission. He set his expectations and the seriousness of the issue for the team. He deliberately and consciously, empowered the teams to come up with the best solutions and then used those recommendations to make the best decisions when trying to save the space craft. He made it very clear how each person’s expertise was crucial for all of the others’ Krantz stated “Failure is not an option” and Lovell told his crew “I intend to go home.” By clearly stating their ideas and vision, they expressed the end goal and the mission. Their positive mind set show the crew that they would not accept anything short of success. They envisioned a successful voyage home and made it clear to the others to keep them motivated and focused. The also show their ability and exemplified the ability to drastically change course and adapt to critical
challenges. When morale was low on the ship, Lovell deflected the negative medical advice from the medical team by leading the crew to disconnect from the monitoring system. He realized there was no point in dwelling on something that could not be controlled. Krantz showed flexibility by allowing Lovell and the crew to disconnect. Lovell stood up to the medical team and lead the crew to remove the monitoring equipment. Krantz showed flexibility by letting the move slide. The team handled the power conflict with a cooperative and communicative approach. They attempted a plan B which was to shut down FC 1 and 3. When that didn’t work they attempted plan C. The team kept open communication. Goals and time limits were set. To ensure accuracy, Lovell sought feedback from Houston on his arithmetic. They were able to change course and move past the failure of landing on the moon. When someone dropped the ball in Houston with control, the crew had to “learn how to fly all over again.” This showed their ability to adapt and overcome a breakdown in the collaborative effort.
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," said by Neil Armstrong as he took his first steps on the moon during the NASA Apollo 11 expedition to the moon. No man has ever been to the moon before and NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was the first to get someone to land on the moon. NASA has had many great accomplishments in exploring the "new frontier" that have affected the United States ever since it was first created in July 1958. The idea for NASA first started when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite on October 4, 1957. United States started up its own space travel program and started to work on its own projects that would be better in than the Soviet Union's. This all started the great space race. It was a big race between the Soviet Union and the United States to see who could learn and discover the most. The United States and Soviet Union started building and sending satellites and space ships. Then they tried to see who could make a suit and ship that would be able to allow a living thing to go up in space. They tested out all of the equipment with monkeys and dogs, seeing what would work. Many animals did die in the process but by the results of their testing they were able to build suits and ships that allow human beings to go up in space. Even though they were able to create these machines, that doesn't mean that they didn't have their difficulties and dangers. Two space shuttles were crashed or blown up. There were many key factors that they had learned to fix that resulted in the crashing of those ships. They have made many discoveries and accomplishments like having the first astronauts walk on the moon.
Three courageous men, James Lovell, Fred Haise Junior, and Ken Mattingly, who was replaced by John Swigert, went on a heart breaking adventure. James Lovell,
There were dozens of people ready on the ground to assist this cause in whatever way possible, but no one helped this mission survive like Eugene "Gene" Kranz, especially that all final call decisions were in his hands. However, this also gave him the ability to break or bend the rules if necessary, whatever...
... evident in the transformational style of Robin Olds, Curtis LeMay, and Billy Mitchell. These leaders had character flaws; however, it did not prevent them from being effective and transformational. The culture of the Air Force as a separate service is attributed to the pioneering spirit of Billy Mitchell. The culture of technology and strategic defense is a capstone for Curtis LeMay. The culture of the Air Force gaining and maintaining air superiority with Esprirt de Corp is the lasting tribute to Robin Olds.
The Endurance party looked death in the face several times yet beating the odds, they survived. While some of their success can be contributed to luck and experience, Shakleton’s leadership is credited with being the factor that saved their lives. Below are the leadership traits that Shackleton exhibited throughout their journey.
Apollo 13 launched on April 11, 1970 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crewmembers aboard the ship were James A. Lovell Jr., John L. Swigert Jr., and Fred W. Haise, Jr. Before the launch, there had been a few problems. Thomas K. Mattingly was supposed to fly on the Apollo 13 but he was exposed to the measles. He didn’t have the antibodies to fight the disease, causing him to not be able to go into space. Swigert took his place. Right before the launch, one of the technicians saw that the helium tank had a higher pressure than expected. Nothing was done to fix this. During liftoff, the second-stage engine shut down, causing the other engines to run longer than planned. Apollo 13 was off to a rocky start.
Kouzes and Posner remark that leadership experiences are ?voyages of discovery and adventures of a lifetime?[and] they are challenging explorations under rigorous conditions? (174). While this may be true, it is often in an extreme crisis situation that leadership is ultimately tested. This is the circumstance that Shackleton faced with his crew of twenty-seven, while stranded in the ice floes off the Antarctic Continent. Credit is due to the leadership of Ernest Shackleton; every member aboard the Endurance survived, and was finally rescued after six hundred and thirty-four days. Shackleton said of leadership, ?If you?re a leader, a fellow that other fellows look to, you?ve got to keep going? (qtd. in Morrell and Capparell 215).
Captain Aubrey exhibits and demonstrates leadership characteristics that inspire his crew to be the best that they can be. One of the most important leadership traits that Captain Jack has is a single-minded focus on his purpose. All of his decisions are held up against the g...
Throughout humankind, communication has been used from sending firer signals to the pony express; communication is a very important part of our world today. Team Leader and member should always know their audience. Managers have all the tools necessaries to get their message across from meeting, email, office bulletin board, using FedEx. No matter how they chose to get the message across effective communication is important.
From countdown to splashdown, Apollo 11's mission was filled with some surprising twists and turns. It took a combination of luck, determination and guts for the crew of Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong to get the Eagle to the surface of the moon with only 30 seconds of fuel remaining! Experience the moments leading up to the lunar landing with me.
People tend to have different ideas of what constitutes good communication. It is important to define communication and ways to build effective communication within teams, in order to have a successful team output. Some people think of communication solely as speaking, but it should be stressed that up to 90% of communication can be listening to fellow team members, and only 10 % talking (Lay, 2008). There are different aspects of effective communication that should be discussed by the group when it is initially formed. In order for teams to be successful, they should define how they will communicate with each other, and define the tasks that will set out by the team.
An effective communication is an individual’s duty. The information conveyed in a message is well understood when it is communicated in a carefully structured manner. It is important to note that people may have different interpretations on the same instructions given by the superior. It is essential to disseminate instructions
Effective communication in its various forms is the substratum of crisis management. Internal and external communication is essential during times of crisis if a successful outcome is to prevail. In a crisis, people’s lives are often at risk, these are lives that can be lost or protected; however, their fate lies in the hands of information. A breakdown in communication during times of crisis will interfere in dispensing pertinent and time sensitive information to the target audience, thus placing them at a gross disadvantage in protecting their health. During a crisis, it can be extremely costly to falter in delivering accurate, detailed, and informative information.
Effective communications help to establish clear expectations for soldiers and leaders as well. For soldiers, clear expectations will convey how their performance will influence the unit and give them an indication