How Leaders Can Prevent Disasters:  Learnings from NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia Failure

ByTom Krause

CNN’s four-part series, “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight,” tells the story of how a series of decisions made by competent, dedicated, and well-intentioned leaders set the stage for a safety exposure that brought down the Space Shuttle Columbia — an exposure that was not understood at the time. As an organizational psychologist, I’ve studied decision-making…

VIDEO: What is the book, “If Your Culture Could Talk,” about?

ByTom Krause

Tom Krause’s book “If Your Culture Could Talk:  A Story About Culture Change” uses an entertaining, narrative format to shine a light on the ways in which the leaders of a troubled organization have shaped that organization’s culture.  In this video, Tom summarizes the storyline and introduces each of the main characters. For more information…